2011 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Altona and Salmonella Johannesburg Infections Linked to Baby Chicks and Ducklings
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Altona was announced by the Centers for Disease Control on May 27. Contact with chicks and ducklings was named as the vehicle of infection as most cases reported contact with these prior to their illness onset. Additionally Salmonella Altona was isolated from a baby chick and its environment, in Ohio, from feed store displays in North Carolina and from chicken and ducks in a Vermont home. Multiple traceback investigations of live chicks and ducklings from homes of ill persons identified a single Ohio mail-order hatchery as the source of the chicks and ducklings. A concurrent outbreak of Salmonella Johannesburg was linked to baby chicks and ducklings sold from this same Ohio hatchery.
Tags:
salmonellosis, group+c2-c3, s.+altona, salmonella+altona, chicks, ducklings, backyard+flocks, backyard poultryOverview
| Outbreak began: | February 2011 |
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| Affected country: | US |
| States/territories: | AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MS, NH, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI |
| Pathogen: | Salmonella Altona, Salmonella Johannesburg |
| Vehicle(s): | Animal Contact |
| Location(s): | Private Home |
| Molecular test results: | LXNX01.0009 (Altona) |
Health impact
| Total ill: | 77 |
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| Number hospitalized: | 20 |