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Dunn County health director warns of salmonella outbreak, maps service priorities and funding gaps
Summary
Health Director Katie Gallagher briefed the board on a Salmonella Saint Paul outbreak linked to animal contact, new local outreach efforts (WIC, water lab), a Blue Zones readiness study, and the county's unfunded mandates—asking supervisors to consider program priorities and budget trade-offs.
Katie Gallagher, Dunn County Health Department Director, told the board the department is monitoring a Salmonella Saint Paul outbreak and urged the public to avoid close contact with pet-store animals without proper hygiene: "we do have another outbreak associated with Salmonella Saint Paul," she said, adding a wry reminder from her annual packet: "do not kiss the chickens." Gallagher also noted a separate food-safety concern involving a tonic that raised botulism testing by state partners.
Gallagher highlighted outreach and preventive programs: WIC participation…
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