Salmonella cases mount as Clairemont café linked to outbreak re-opens

Salmonella bscteria File photo courtesy of County News Center Nearly people have shown indicators after dining at a Clairemont restaurant suspected in a salmonella outbreak San Diego County healthcare personnel explained Thursday Aladdin Mediterranean Caf which closed May after patrons started to show signs of sickness reopened Tuesday Proprietors voluntarily had shuttered the eatery to allow the county to conduct testing and determine when it would safe to resume operations But the fallout continues Population medical bureaucrats now have accounted for probable and authenticated cases of salmonella associated with the caf That s up from one week ago The patrons range in age from to years old and at least nine of them were hospitalized They are thought to have been sickened between April and May Aladdin s owners also face multiple lawsuits from people who allegedly fell ill The latest complaint filed Wednesday on behalf of Charles McLaughlin and Paige Bensing states that the pair ate hummus chicken shawarma and beef shawarma wraps from the eatery on April Both began experiencing salmonella indicators and about a week later received recovery at an urgent care facility according to the complaint Ron Simon an attorney representing more than people who have allegedly been affected by the outbreak reported in a declaration that the restaurant has had seven prior violations for failing to properly maintain or regulate holding temperatures for the food it served County physical condition administrators say salmonella reactions typically begin to hours after eating contaminated food and those infected may be ill from between four to seven days People who ate at Aladdin Mediterranean Caf between April and May and have experienced effects like nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal cramps and fever were advised by the county to consider contacting a wellness care provider City News Institution contributed to this summary