What is association between salmonella infections and Kratom?
According to the cited reference “State and local health officials interviewed ill people to ask about the foods they ate and other exposures before they became ill. Seventy-six (74%) of 103 people interviewed reported consuming kratom in pills, powder, or tea. Most people reported consuming the powder form of kratom. People who reported consuming kratom purchased it from retail locations in several states and from various online retailers. This outbreak was detected when a cluster of people infected with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- was identified by CDC PulseNet. During the investigation, health and regulatory officials in several states and the FDA collected various leftover and unopened kratom products to test for Salmonella contamination. As additional strains of Salmonella were identified in kratom products, a search of the CDC PulseNet database identified ill people infected with some of these strains, including Salmonella Heidelberg, Salmonella Javiana, Salmonella Okatie, Salmonella Weltevreden, and Salmonella Thompson. These ill people were added to the outbreak investigation. Eighty-five different DNA fingerprints of Salmonella bacteria were identified in samples of kratom products.” (https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kratom-02-18/index.html (accessed November 2019))