Washington State Department of Health officials are working with state, local and federal public health partners to investigate the source of six Salmonella infections in Washington.
The six cases include residents of King (1), Snohomish (1), Thurston (1), Yakima (2) and Pierce (1) counties. All were infected with the same strain of Salmonella bacteria. The last confirmed case reported illness on September 15th.
Five of the six people reported buying and eating English cucumbers from various Costco stores in Washington. The cucumbers linked to the illnesses were sold in three-packs of individually wrapped cucumbers.
Officials advise if you bought English cucumbers from Costco between August 18th and September 10th and still have them in your refrigerator, the Department of Health recommends throwing them away.
Salmonellosis, the illness caused by infection with Salmonella, can cause diarrhea, fever, chills, abdominal discomfort and vomiting. Serious bloodstream infections may also occur.