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Salmonella Hits School Children in Missouri

By PritzkerLaw

An elementary school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, is working with health department officials there to determine what caused a Salmonella outbreak at the very end of the school year.

Mary Naudet, principal of Richardson Elementary School, told the Lee's Summit Journal newspaper that at least two students in the Kids' Country program became ill from the outbreak strain of Salmonella. She said additional students at Kid's Country also were ill during the past two weeks of school, including one who was hospitalized. But those illnesses occurred before anyone suspected a Salmonella outbreak..

This week, the school sent notices to parents informing them of  the outbreak and encouraging them to contact the school if any children were sick during the last few weeks of the school year.

 Symptoms of Salmonella poisoning, especially diarrhea, usually occur six to 72 hours after initial exposure to the bacteria. Healthy adults rarely require medical treatment during a spell with Salmonella. But the pathogen can be deadly for young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems.

National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen attorneys is currently representing Salmonella victims from outbreaks in different parts of the country. For instance, Salmonella lawyers at the firm are representing the families of three women whose deaths late last year were linked to the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that was caused by Peanut Corp. of America.

With years of experience in foodborne illness litigation, the firm has collected tens of millions of dollars for its clients. Pritzker Olsen also has been visible in the national fight for stronger and more effective food safety laws, rules and inspections.

To contact a Salmonella attorney at the firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete one of our online forms for a free case consultation.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on June 05, 2009 (boomark / email).