SAA News July 26, 2010

Reactive Arthritis and Other Musculoskeletal Sequelae Following an Outbreak of Salmonella hadar in Castellon, Spain

A study published in "The Journal of Rheumatology" looked at a "large outbreak of Salmonella hadar occurred in Spain following the consumption of commercial precooked roast chicken" and the resulting incidents of muskuloskeletal symptoms that resulted.

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