Investigation Update: Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Raw Alfalfa Sprouts

Persons Infected with the Outbreak Strain of Salmonella Newport, United States, by State, as of 06/24/10 at 11:00 pm EDT (n=44)

As of 11:00 PM EDT on June 24, 2010, a total of 44 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 11 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill people identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (4), CA (19), CO (1), ID (6), IL (1), MO (2), NM (2), NV (4), OR (2), PA (1), and WI (2). Among those for whom information is available about when symptoms started, illnesses began between March 1, 2010 and June 1, 2010. Case-patients range in age from <1 to 85 years old, and the median age is 38 years. Sixty-eight percent of patients are female. Among the 34 patients with available hospitalization information, 7 (19%) were hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.