1998 Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Raw Milk, Massachusetts
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium occurred in Massachusetts among children who tasted unpasteurized milk during tours of a dairy farm. The implicated vehicle was raw, unpasteurized milk. The outbreak demonstrated a distribution of unusually long incubation periods.
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group+b, s.+typhimurium, salmonella+typhimurium, salmonellosis, raw milk, unpasteurized milk, dairy, school field tripOverview
| Outbreak began: | 1998 |
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| Affected country: | US |
| States/territories: | MA |
| Pathogen: | Salmonella Typhimurium |
| Vehicle(s): | Milk |
| Location(s): | Dairy |
| Molecular test results: | Not reported |
Health impact
| Total ill: | 4 |
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| Number hospitalized: | 2 |
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