date:Aug 31, 2012
er back in time when looking for common exposures among victims, says the study.
Health officials currently question Salmonella patients about what they ate in the 3 days prior to illness, say the authors. But this outbreak suggests that this time frame may need to be expanded, they note.
In this case, that 3-day window didn't include the event that turned out to be the likely source of infection for the majority of the B.C. patients -- a wedding attended by 7 of the 8 victims.
The 3-day