While conducting routine surveillance, Pennsylvania Department of Health personnel noted an increase in reported Salmonella Group D infections occurring in state residents. Salmonella is a reportable disease in Pennsylvania and laboratories throughout the state are asked to submit isolates to the PDOH Public Health Laboratory for serotyping.
The number of reported Salmonella Group D cases
Oregon State Public Health Laboratory identified a cluster of five patients infected with Salmonella Enteritidis. The five patients were from four Oregon counties and had onsets of illness ranging from February to April, 2004. Further investigation would lead to documentation of at least 29 patients in 12 states and Canada with matching SE isolates, since
By June 22, the total number of confirmed cases reported to the Monroe County Health Department had reached 17. The Salmonella cases were linked to multiple events at the Brook-Lea Country Club.
In response to the outbreak, the Monroe County Health Department inspected the Brook-Lea kitchen and reviewed its food-handling procedures. In addition, the kitchen
Two patients had contacted the Lake County Health Department independently regarding becoming ill after eating at a Chili’s Grill & Bar in Vernon Hills, Illinois. This prompted the LCHD to send investigators to the restaurant to inspect it.
What they found was disturbing. The restaurant’s dishwashing machine was broken and corroded; the tube that fed
Salmonella enteriditis infection occurred at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas during March and April of 2002.
According to Robert Tauxe, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the Wyndham Salmonella outbreak is geographically the largest in history and the first outbreak to involve the residents of all 50 states. The outbreak was the
During June of 1999, both the Washington State Health Department and the Oregon Health Division independently investigated clusters of diarrheal illness attributed to Salmonella serotype muenchen infections in each state. As of July 13, 1999, 15 states and two Canadian provinces had reported 207 confirmed cases associated with this outbreak; additional 91 cases of S.
During the early spring of this year, an outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis infections resulted in 196 reported ill persons, 24 of which required hospitalization. The illnesses were associated with the consumption of cannolis and cassata cake from Black Forest Cakes and Pastries.
Laboratory investigation showed that 46 stool cultures tested positive for Salmonella enteritidis as
On May 9, 2005, the Macomb County Health Department received reports of five recently diagnosed cases of Salmonella species in Macomb County residents. All five had sought care at area hospitals and three had been admitted for in-patient care.
Isolates obtained from culture of stool specimens obtained from case patients were sent to the Michigan
Most of the germs we encounter don’t come from inanimate objects. Door handles, phones, money, and ATM machines are not a major source of illness. Avoiding infection is fairly easy. Basic hygiene (read: washing your hands before eating and after going to the bathroom) gets rid of most bacteria. Germs may exist in surprising and
According to records disclosed by Tulare County Health and Human Services, Nielsen’s catering business, "Costa’s Catering," which operates from Nielsen’s restaurant, was the source of at least two Salmonella Typhimurium outbreaks in late July, and meals served at the restaurant itself may have caused several more illnesses.
The other known outbreak occurred at a summer