Chicken Kiev 1998
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium was detected by identification of several isolates that shared a single, previously rare, pulse-field gel electrophoresis pattern. A case control study implicated a frozen, Chicken Kiev product. Salmonella Typhimurium was isolated from product samples. Microwave cooking times and temperature instructions that were provided on the package label were likely inadequate to kill Salmonella.
- Outbreak began:
- August 1998
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Minnesota
- Organism(s):
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- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Poultry, Chicken, Chicken Kiev
- Molecular Results Available:
- Yes
- Test Results:
- Unknown
- Location(s):
- Grocery stores
- Brand Name(s):
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Unknown
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- Recall Links:
- None
- Total ill:
- 33
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 33
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 3
- Any Deaths:
- Unknown
- Number Dead:
- Unknown
- Any References:
- Yes
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- References:
- Page 12 -- http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/newsletters/dcn/sum98/9907dcn.pdf
- Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 71, No. 10, 2008, Pages 2153–2160