豆芽菜产品引发明威两州食物中毒疫情

明尼苏达州卫生部门已向消费者发出警告，要求停止食用由Everything Sprouts公司生产、以Calco和Everything Sprouts品牌销售的豆芽菜产品1。该产品与两州多起食物中毒病例相关联，其中明尼苏达州报告23例患病者（包括2例住院病例），威斯康星州报告18例患病者1。

患者感染了多种致病菌株1，包括3例沙门氏菌、7例STEC O103:H25、13例STEC O26:H11，以及1例同时感染沙门氏菌和STEC O168:H8的病例1。食物安全律师Bill Marler表示这种情况"非常不寻常，因为涉及两种病原体"1。根据卫生部门信息，STEC可导致溶血性尿毒综合征（急性肾功能衰竭），沙门氏菌则可引发腹泻、发热、严重呕吐、脱水和胃痉挛1。

调查人员正与威斯康星州和联邦卫生部门合作，以查明污染源和疫情范围1。

Health authorities in Minnesota have warned consumers to avoid certain alfalfa sprout products manufactured by Everything Sprouts and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brand names due to contamination concerns 1. The outbreak has sickened 23 people in Minnesota, including 2 who required hospitalization, and 18 people in Wisconsin 1. Investigators are working with Wisconsin and federal health agencies to determine the source and full scope of the contamination 1.

Patients infected across the two states have contracted multiple bacterial strains, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella 1. According to the investigation data, cases involved three confirmed Salmonella infections, seven cases of STEC O103:H25, thirteen cases of STEC O26:H11, and one case involving co-infection with both Salmonella and STEC O168:H8 1. Food safety attorney Bill Marler noted that "It's very unusual to have two bugs" in a single outbreak 1. STEC infections can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome, potentially causing acute kidney failure, while Salmonella can trigger diarrhea, fever, severe vomiting, dehydration, and stomach cramps 1.