Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Pork--Washington, 2015

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Apr 15;65(14):379-81. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6514a4.

Abstract

During June-July 2015, Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and Washington State Department of Health (WADOH) investigated 22 clusters of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5], 12:i:- infections. Serotype I 4,[5], 12:i:- is the fifth most frequently reported Salmonella serotype in the United States, but is uncommon in Washington. On July 29, 2015, WADOH and PHSKC requested assistance from CDC to identify the infection source, determine risk factors, and make recommendations for prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meat / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Salmonella / drug effects*
  • Salmonella / isolation & purification*
  • Salmonella Food Poisoning / epidemiology*
  • Swine
  • Washington / epidemiology
  • Young Adult