OTTAWA - A Canadian has tested positive for salmonella after a U.S. health alert was issued following an outbreak in April of salmonella poisoning from tomatoes south of the border.
Public Health Agency of Canada officials said Friday that a 33-year-old man from Ontario had travelled to the U.S. and was found to have the same strain of salmonella that infected hundreds of Americans.
"We still have little details and we are working with the province to gather that information," said agency spokesperson Philippe Brideau. "It seems the person travelled to the U.S. The risk to Canadians is very low."
Brideau could not say where in Ontario the infected man lived or the condition of the patient.
"We advise Canadian travelling to the U.S. to be very careful about (tomatoes) and salmonella."
Public Health Agency of Canada officials said Friday that a 33-year-old man from Ontario had travelled to the U.S. and was found to have the same strain of salmonella that infected hundreds of Americans.
"We still have little details and we are working with the province to gather that information," said agency spokesperson Philippe Brideau. "It seems the person travelled to the U.S. The risk to Canadians is very low."
Brideau could not say where in Ontario the infected man lived or the condition of the patient.
"We advise Canadian travelling to the U.S. to be very careful about (tomatoes) and salmonella."
