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691 Salmonella
Typhimurium Peanut Product Illnesses in 46 States Source of Article: http://www.marlerblog.com/ The CDC reports
today that 691 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella
Typhimurium have been reported from 46 states. The number of ill persons identified
in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (14), Arkansas (6),
California (76), Colorado (18), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6),
Hawaii (6), Idaho (17), Illinois (11), Indiana (10), Iowa (3), Kansas (2),
Kentucky (3), Louisiana (1), Maine (5), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (48),
Michigan (38), Minnesota (43), Missouri (15), Mississippi (7), Montana (2),
Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (13), New Jersey (24), New York (34), Nevada (7),
North Carolina (6), North Dakota (17), Ohio (100), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (13),
Pennsylvania (19), Rhode Island (5), South Dakota (4), Tennessee (14), Texas
(10), Utah (7), Vermont (4), Virginia (21), Washington (24), West Virginia
(2), Wisconsin (5), and Wyoming (2). Additionally, one ill person was reported
from Canada. Interesting - No cases in Alaska, South Carolina, Delaware
or New Mexico. Among the persons with
confirmed, reported dates available, illnesses began between September 1,
2008 and February 24, 2009. Patients range in age from <1 to 98 years. The
median age of patients is 16 years which means that half of ill persons are
younger than 16 years. 21% are age <5 years, 17% are >59 years. 48% of
patients are female. Among persons with available information, 23% reported
being hospitalized. Infection may have contributed to nine deaths: Idaho (1),
Minnesota (3), North Carolina (1), Ohio (2), and Virginia (2). |
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