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An outbreak of salmonellosis occurred after an epidemiology department luncheon, which was attended by 485 faculty and staff. Assume everyone ate the same food items. Sixty-five people had fever and diarrhea; five of these people were severely affected. Subsequent laboratory tests on everyone who attended the luncheon revealed an additional 72 cases. Foods served at the luncheon included home-canned olives, chicken salad, homemade flavored drink mix, freshly baked rolls, and raw vegetables. Based on your understanding of foods that potentially are capable of transmitting salmonella, the most likely source of the outbreak was:

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Answer:

Raw vegetables could possibly be the cause.

Explanation:

Raw fruits and vegetables can be potentially transmittable foods for salmonellosis; it is especially dangerous when raw vegetables are not properly disinfected, so it is important to wash them with drinking water and carry out an adequate disinfection process.

To prepare the chicken salad, the chicken was possibly previously cooked.

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