2005 Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Linked to Cantaloupe or Ground Beef, Colorado
A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Newport occurred in Colorado. The vehicles of infection were cantaloupe and ground beef. The exposure location was not given. The circumstances of how these vehicles became contaminated were not described.
- Outbreak began:
- July 2005
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Colorado
- Organism(s):
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- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Fruit, Melon, Cantaloupe Beef, Ground Beef
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Unknown
- Brand Name(s):
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Unknown
-
- Recall Links:
- None
- Total ill:
- 24
- 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:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 7
- Any Deaths:
- Yes
- Number Dead:
- 1
- Any References:
- Yes