Thursday, July 31, 2008

Cases infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, United States, by state, as of July 29, 2008



CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections. An initial epidemiologic investigation in New Mexico and Texas comparing foods eaten by persons who were ill in May to foods eaten by well persons identified consumption of raw tomatoes as strongly linked to illness. This was a strong epidemiologic association, and tomatoes from that time period remain under investigation. After the public warning concerning tomatoes on June 7, cases continued to occur, though at a lower rate.
Read More...

No comments: