Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Frozen Feeder Rodents (Final Update)

Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks (Final Update)

Posted June 20, 2014 1:30 PM ET

This outbreak appears to be over. However, contact with both live and frozen feeder rodents can be a source of human Salmonella infections. You should always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching frozen or live feeder rodents.


Current Case Count Map

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimuriuim, by state, by state as of June 2, 2014

*n=41 for whom information was reported as of June 2, 2014

A total of 41 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from 21 states. The number of ill persons reported from each state was as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (2), California (7), Colorado (1), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (3), Montana (3), New Jersey (3), New Mexico (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (1), Texas (1), and Virginia (1).

Previous Case Count Maps

May 20, 2014

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by state*

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimuriuim, by state, by state as of May 13, 2014

*n=37 for whom information was reported as of May 13, 2014

A total of 37 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 18 states. The number of ill persons reported from each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (2), California (7), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), Montana (3), New Jersey (3), New Mexico (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota (1), and Texas (1).