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J A Routh1, J Pringle1, M Mohr2, S Bidol3, K Arends3, M Adams-Cameron4, W T Hancock1, B Kissler5, R Rickert6, J Folster6, B Tolar7, S Bosch1, C Barton Behravesh1, I T Williams1, L Gieraltowski1.
Abstract
On 23 May 2011, CDC identified a multistate cluster of Salmonella Heidelberg infections and two multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates from ground turkey retail samples with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. We defined cases as isolation of outbreak strains in persons with illness onset between 27 February 2011 and 10 November 2011. Investigators collected hypothesis-generating questionnaires and shopper-card information. Food samples from homes and retail outlets were collected and cultured. We identified 136 cases of S. Heidelberg infection in 34 states. Shopper-card information, leftover ground turkey from a patient's home containing the outbreak strain and identical antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinical and retail samples pointed to plant A as the source. On 3 August, plant A recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey. This outbreak increased consumer interest in MDR Salmonella infections acquired through United States-produced poultry and played a vital role in strengthening food safety policies related to Salmonella and raw ground poultry.Entities:
Keywords: Food-borne infections; Salmonella; food safety; outbreaks; salmonellosis
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25865382 PMCID： PMC9150975 DOI： 10.1017/S0950268815000497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epidemiol Infect ISSN： 0950-2688 Impact factor: 4.434