Investigation Announcement: Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Enteritidis Infections Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts
Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis, by known or estimated onset date*

Onset data not currently available for all persons with reported illness.
*n=21 for whom information was reported as of 6/27/2011.
Among persons for whom information is available, illnesses began between April 12 and June 7, 2011. Ill persons range in age from 12 years to 77 years old, with a median age of 35 years old. Seventy-one percent are female. Among the 10 ill persons with available information, 3 (30%) persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
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