2006 Salmonella Thompson at a Pumpkin Festival
An outbreak of Salmonella Thompson occurred among persons who ate boiled peanuts while attending the Pumpkin Festival, in Pumpkintown, South Carolina. The Salmonella Thompson isolates from case-patients were identical with the Salmonella Thompson isolated from the peanuts. The peanut vendors had not been ill; vendor stool specimens showed no evidence of Salmonella. Improper temperature control and possible serving ladle contamination were named as incorrect food handling practices.
- Outbreak began:
- October 2006
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- South Carolina
- Organism(s):
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- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Nuts, Peanuts
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Social Event
- Brand Name(s):
- Total ill:
- 100
- 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:
- 3
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes
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- References:
- Page 62 -- http://www.cdc.gov/eis/conference/archives/2007Program.pdf
- http://wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/Default.asp
- MN DOH Annual Summary, 2013