Salmonella microscopic imageSalmonella Typhimurium Infections

CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Salmonella serotype Typhimurium.

As of 9PM EDT, Sunday, January 18, 2009, 475 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states and Canada. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (10), Arkansas (4), California (60), Colorado (11), Connecticut (8), Georgia (6), Hawaii (3), Idaho (11), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (25), Minnesota (35), Missouri (9), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (19), New York (19), Nevada (5), North Carolina (4), North Dakota (10), Ohio (64), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (14), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (6), Utah (4), Vermont (4), Virginia (20), Washington (13), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2).

Among the 458 persons with dates available, illnesses began between September 8, 2008 and January 2, 2009. Patients range in age from <1 to 98 years; 47% are female. Among persons with available information, 23% reported being hospitalized. Infection may have contributed to six deaths.

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