Salad Bar Salmonella Outbreak - Buffet, Punta Cana La Altagracia

Punta Cana, 23000 La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

I was there from 2/18 -2/24, on 2/23 I ate a salad from the salad bar at the buffet including cucumbers, lettuce, onions, and ranch dressing. Within 3 hours I was very ill. Vomiting and had extreme diarrhea, both at the same time as some points. It took two days to stop throwing up, 8 days later I still have diarrhea. I was hospitalized on 3/2 for extremely low potassium due to how sick I have been. I was given IV fluids and magnesium to get levels back to normal. Based on my stool sample results I tested positive for Salmonella, this was 8 days later. Don’t eat the salad! | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting