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"  Yellowfin tuna has been identified as the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 115 people in 20 states. The fish was served as sushi and sashimi at restaurants and grocery stores, but it is not directly sold to retail consumers. More From Delish: Tools to Help Make Your Kitchen a Safe Space The fish, likely imported from India, is distributed by California-based Moon Marine USA Corp., which has voluntarily recalled 59,000 lbs. of the product in the wake of 12 people being hospitalized from contracting the foodborne illness. The states that have been affected by the bacteria are mostly on the East coast, but according to the Wall Street Journal the FDA has not released a list of places where the sushi was sold. Could a salmonella outbreak soon be a thing of the past? Science is hoping that is the case. Food Safety News reports an international research team led by the University of California Santa Barbara scientists has been able to identify specific &amp;quot;hyper virulent subtypes&amp;quot; of salmonella and have published their findings in the journal PLoS Pathogens. More From Delish: Food Safety Quiz Hypervirulent strains are those strains that are the most powerful. Researchers Michael Mahan and Douglas Heithoff believe that by identifying these pathogens they could head off food poisoning outbreaks from the most powerful strains. According to the press release, &amp;quot;Previous efforts to find hypervirulent strains were unsuccessful as the bacteria behave much like their less-than virulent cousins after environmental exposure.&amp;quot; Professor Mahan said, &amp;quot;The trick was to assess their virulence during infection \u2014 before they switch back to a less-than virulent state in the lab.&amp;quot; The researchers are hoping that their findings will allow them to take the next step in combating future salmonella outbreaks. &amp;quot;Now that we have identified the problem we just need to get to work,&amp;quot; said professor Heitoff. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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