Outbreak of Salmonella serotype typhimurium infection associated with eating raw ground beef - Wisconsin, 1994
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A cluster of cases of Salmonella poisoning in Wisconsin was traced to raw ground beef. Physicians in Dodge County reported 17 cases of gastrointestinal illness to the county health department in Dec, 1994. Fourteen of the patients had eaten raw ground beef and seven had evidence of Salmonella in their stool samples. The health department identified 107 additional cases of Salmonella poisoning and 51 probable cases. Thirty-five of 40 patients studied in detail admitted eating raw ground beef during the holiday period and 97% had gotten the meat from the same butcher. Six leftover samples of beef from the butcher tested positive for Salmonella. State inspectors found that the employees had not properly cleaned the meat grinder. Public service announcements about the dangers of eating raw food may be more effective when targeted to ethnic groups with unique dietary habits.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Muenchen Infections Associated With Unpasteurized Orange Juice--United States and Canada, June 1999
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The largest outbreak of salmonella poisoning in the US associated with unpasteurized orange juice occurred in June 1999, in the Northwest. As of July, 13,207 cases associated with this outbreak had been reported by 15 states and two Canadian provinces. The outbreak was traced to orange juice produced by Sun Orchard, which distributes the juice to Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The company had mechanisms in place to prevent contamination so it is not clear how it happened.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Investigation of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Serotype Typhimurium DTIO4 Infections Linked to Raw-Milk Cheese in Washington State
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An outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in Yakima County, Washington was traced to Mexican cheese made from unpasteurized milk. In early 1997, the incidence of Salmonella food poisoning in Yakima's Hispanic population increased by a factor of five. In a study of 22 affected people and 61 healthy volunteers, 77% of those who got sick had eaten Mexican soft cheese compared to 28% of the healthy volunteers. This cheese is made from unpasteurized milk. Salmonella was found in milk samples from several dairy farms in the area.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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