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Two classrooms at Fort Huachuca daycare center in Sierra Vista have been shut down due to an outbreak of salmonella. Since last September, health officials have identified 45 cases of the illness, but they haven't been able to find a source.

Two weeks ago, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came to town to help, but still no luck. Now, with the two new cases discovered on post, military officials say they had to take action.

According to KVOA News, officials closed two rooms as a precaution. The decision has paid off. Not only have health officials identified the two salmonella cases but they've also discovered another five children with symptons.

Currently, there are 256 children enrolled in the Fort Huachuca daycare center. The classrooms are scheduled to be open Tuesday.

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Article by Dana Cole from The Sierra Vista Herald - Full Story

SIERRA VISTA — A team of health professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in Sierra Vista to assist with an investigation that has been frustrating state and local health officials.

A salmonella outbreak that started on Sept. 1 has spiraled to 45 cases, with no answer as to the cause or mode of transmission. State and local health officials have been working together for months in an effort to isolate the source of the problem, only to hit a dead end. Dr. Nicholas H. Gaffga, a CDC epidemiologist who is part of the investigative team out of Atlanta, held a press conference at the Sierra Vista county health office Friday to answer questions about the agency’s role in the investigation.

“We have come here to assist the Cochise County Health Department,” Gaffga said.

Typically, outbreak investigations don’t take this long to resolve.

“It is uncommon to go this far into an outbreak without finding a source,” he said.

While there have been a number of leads, it’s been impossible to come up with a commonality that would provide answers health officials are seeking.

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Dana Cole of the Sierra Vista Herald Review reports:

A team of health professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in Sierra Vista, Arizona to assist with an investigation that has been frustrating state and local health officials.

A salmonella outbreak that started on Sept. 1 has spiraled to 45 cases, with no answer as to the cause or mode of transmission. State and local health officials have been working together for months in an effort to isolate the source of the problem, only to hit a dead end.

During the months that local and state health officials have been researching the outbreak, they have canvassed restaurants, schools, daycare facilities, nursing homes and cafeterias. Water testing also was done.

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In the past week and a half, seven confirmed salmonella cases have been reported in the Sierra Vista area.

Of the seven cases, two have been serotyped as Oranienburg, the same kind of salmonella that had been reported in another outbreak during the fall months. The other five cases have been serotyped as Enteridis, according to Karla Jensen, spokeswoman for the county health department.

Health officials have not been able to identify the source of the outbreak.
 

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State health officials confirmed three more salmonella cases in the Sierra Vista area, raising the number investigated to 24.

The cause of the outbreak remains unknown.

A cluster of salmonella was first identified last week in the area when 20 confirmed cases were reported, mostly in young children and adults.
 

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