Two dozen additional diseases reported during a Salmonella outbreak

Since then, the CDC has identified two more dozens of diseases from June 17 to August 16, some occurring in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, and Montana. Ten people were hospitalized. no deaths have been reported, says the CDC.

The new cases bring the overall total to 38 people sick in seven states, according to the CDC.

The CDC estimates that Salmonella causes approximately 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths in the United States each year. Most infected people develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours.

The illness usually lasts 4-7 days and most people recover without treatment. But some patients are hospitalized. Elderly, infants and those with compromised immune systems are more likely to develop serious salmonella disease, the CDC says.

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Gravel Ridge Farms sold the eggs in a dozen and 2.5 dozen cardboard containers to grocery stores and restaurants primarily in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. They were distributed between 25 June and 6 September, with the words "preferably to use" from 25 July to 3 October and UPC code 7-06970-38444-6.

For a complete list of stores where the recalled eggs were sold, visit the Food and Drug Administration's website.