More patients found in the epidemic have been traced to cucumbers; 21 states now involved

Public health officials continue to identify patients with a Salmonella Montevideo epidemic traced at fresh cucumber, even if the CDC has declared the epidemic.

As of June 30, 69 patients in trigger, compared to 45 patients reported in the previous update of the Food and Drug Administration. Patients come from 21 states, against 18 states reported during the May 30 update. Of the 60 sick people for whom full information is available, 22 required hospitalization.

Public health officials interviewed 35 patients and 29 said they had eaten cucumbers before becoming sick.

Diseases began on April 2 and include passengers from cruise ships of six different ships. The patients said they had bought and eating cucumbers in various places, including grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals and on cruising ships.

There are probably many more epidemic patients than that has been identified. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that for each patient identified during an epidemic of Salmonella, 29 are not detected. Indeed, some people do not seek medical treatment and others are not specifically tested for salmonella infection.

Salmonella’s epidemic tension was attributed to the cucumbers of Bedner Growers Inc. by Boynton Beach, FL.

Several companies have issued reminders for cucumbers and products containing recalled cucumbers. The products recalled have a previous shelf life and should no longer be available for sale in stores, according to the FDA.

As part of the Epidemic Survey, the FDA collected a sample of Bedge Growers Inc. Cucumbers product of a Pennsylvania distribution center. Salmonella was detected in the cucumber sample. The sequencing analysis of the whole genome determined that the product sample contained Salmonella Montevideo, which corresponded to the epidemic tension.

An additional analysis of the cucumber sample of the Pennsylvania Distribution Center found a strain of Salmonella Braenderup which corresponded to a strain of Salmonella linked to certain diseases in an epidemic of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup in 2024 probably in cucumbers cultivated by Bedner Grower Inc.

2024 Cucubbumer Salmonela
The cucumbers of Bedner Growers Inc. and Thomas Produce Company of Boca Raton, in FL, proved to be the cause of an epidemic of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup with 551 diseases reported in 34 states and the District of Columbia in 2024.

The FDA carried out inspections on site at Bender Growers Inc. and Thomas Produce Company and collected samples. Salmonella Braenderup was detected in canal water samples in the two farms.

The sequencing analysis of the whole genome has determined that the water used by Thomas Produce Company contained salmonella that corresponds to a strain of Salmonella Braenderup which caused some of the diseases of the epidemic. In addition, the water used by Bedner Growers Inc. also contained salmonella which corresponded to a different strain of Salmonella Brraenderup which caused some of the diseases of the 2024 epidemic.

Additional types of salmonella have been detected in the soil and water samples taken from Bedner Growers Inc. and Thomas Produce Company. Several other Salmonella strains, unrelated to the 2024 epidemic survey, found at Bedner Growers and Thomas Produce Company, paired with clinical diseases of National Center for Biotechnology Information from the Information Database in terms of biotechnology that took place in 2024 and previous years.

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