1990 Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Chester Linked to Cut Up Cantaloupe
A multistate (30 states, states not described) outbreak of Salmonella Chester was linked to the consumption of cut cantaloupe that had been served in salad bars.
- Outbreak began:
- January 1990
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- N/A
- Organism(s):
-
- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Fruit, Cantaloupe, Cut, Salad Bar
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Restaurant
- Brand Name(s):
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Unknown
-
- Recall Links:
- None
- Total ill:
- 245
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Unknown
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- N/A
- Number Probable Cases:
- N/A
- Number Possible Cases:
- N/A
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Number Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Any Deaths:
- Yes
- Number Dead:
- 2
- Any References:
- Yes
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- References:
- Lund BM, Snowdon AL. 2000. Fresh and processed fruits, Chapter 27. In: Lund BM, Baird-Parker TC, Gould GW, editors. The microbiological safety and quality of food, Volume I. Gaithersburg (MD): Aspen. p 738-58.
- http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAr
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00014966.
- Ries AA, Zaza S, Langkop C, et al. A multistate outbreak of Salmonella chester linked to imported cantaloupe (Abstract). In: American Society for Microbiology. Program and abstracts of the 30th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1990:238.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=N25QDYKsfhIC&pg=P