We sought to determine which Salmonella serotypes cause illness related to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States and to foods disproportionately eaten then (e.g., turkey). Using routine surveillance for 1998-2018 and a case-crossover design, we found serotype Reading to be most strongly associated with Thanksgiving.
Keywords: Salmonella; Salmonella infection; Thanksgiving; United States; bacteria; crossover studies; enteric infections; food; food safety; foodborne illness; holidays; serogroup; turkeys.