In February 2011, MInnesota Department of Health investigators identified three cases of Salmonella Enteritidis with PFGE subtype SE77B52 (Minnesota designation). Dates of illness onset were February 13 and February 14.

Phone interviews regarding illness history and potential exposures were conducted for all cases using the Minnesota routine Salmonella surveillance interview form. All three cases attended the same wedding. Foods served at the event included potato salad, rice, fried chicken, and a chicken dish cooked in a red sauce (pollo guisado). All three cases reported that the chicken in the pollo guisado was visibly raw in the middle, and all three reported consuming the dish anyway. None of the food was professionally catered, and the pollo guisado was prepared by a friend of the bride and groom. None of the cases were willing to provide any contact information for wedding hosts.

No one was hospitalized and no one died.