1999 Outbreak of Salmonella Infantis Linked to Contact with Live Poultry, Michigan

Salmonellosis was associated with having contact with young poultry (chicken, turkey, pheasant, geese, ducks) in Michigan. Approximately three quarters of the cases resided in a home where poultry was being raised. The poultry appeared to have originated from one hatchery. No other common human exposures, or poultry feed sources, were identified. Environmental samples and bird tissue samples were collected from the implicated hatchery; all Salmonella isolates underwent PFGE analysis. Seven hatchery samples (two environmental, five tissue) yielded Salmonella Infantis with the PFGE patterns matching case-patients’ isolates.

Overview

Outbreak began:April 1999
Affected country:US
States/territories:MI
Pathogen:Salmonella Infantis
Vehicle(s):Animal Contact
Location(s):Private Home
Molecular test results:Not reported

Health impact

Total ill:19

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