2009 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill, Ground Beef
A Beef Packers, Inc. plant in California owned by Cargill, distributed approximately 830,000 pounds of ground beef that was likely contaminated with Salmonella Newport. The beef was shipped to distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah where it was repackaged into consumer-sized packages and sold under different retail brand names. The contaminated beef contained a strain of Salmonella resistant to several commonly used antibiotics (called MDR-AmpC resistance). Sixty eight outbreak associated cases were reported by 15 states. Most of the ill cases in Colorado had purchased the ground beef at Safeway grocery stores.
Tags:
group+c2, hamburger, salmonellosis, s.+newport, salmonella+newport, mdr-ampc+resistance, ground beefOverview
| Outbreak began: | May 2009 |
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| Affected country: | US |
| States/territories: | AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IA, MI, NE, NV, NM, SD, TN, TX, UT, WY |
| Pathogen: | Salmonella Newport |
| Vehicle(s): | Beef |
| Location(s): | Retail, Private Home |
| Brand name(s): | Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill |
| Molecular test results: | Not reported |
Health impact
| Total ill: | 68 |
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| Number hospitalized: | 4 |