2005 Salmonella Enteritidis at a Cook County School, Illinois
Five students in a Cook County, Illinois, school were confirmed to have Salmonella Enteritidis through laboratory testing of their stool samples. An investigation found neither a source nor a vehicle.
- Outbreak began:
- May 2005
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Illinois
- Organism(s):
-
- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Unknown
- Molecular Results Available:
- No
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- School
- Brand Name(s):
- Total ill:
- 5
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 5
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- No
- Number Hospitalized:
- 0
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes