Reports of Selected Salmonella Outbreak Investigations

Previous Outbreaks

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When two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink, the event is called a foodborne disease outbreak. Similarly, when two or more people get the same illness from contact with the same animal or animal environment, the event is called a zoonotic outbreak.

This page mainly lists multistate foodborne and zoonotic outbreak investigations since 2006 involving Salmonella, in which CDC was the lead public health agency. For a more complete list of outbreaks involving Salmonella, use the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Dashboard.

Public health officials investigate outbreaks to control them, so more people do not get sick. Investigations also provide information about how to prevent similar outbreaks and what steps people can take to protect themselves.

List of Selected Outbreak Investigations Linked to Food, by Year

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Eggs – Salmonella Enteritidis
Cucumbers – Salmonella Africana
Fresh Basil – Salmonella Typhimurium
Charcuterie Meats – Salmonella I 4:i:-

Cantaloupes – Salmonella Sundsvall
Fresh Diced Onions – Salmonella Thompson
Ground Beef – Salmonella Saint Paul
Raw Cookie Dough – Salmonella Enteritidis
Flour – Salmonella Infantis

Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Typhimurium
Fish – Salmonella Litchfield
Peanut Butter – Salmonella Senftenberg

Salami Sticks – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
Seafood – Salmonella Thompson
Onions – Salmonella Oranienburg
Italian-Style Meats – Salmonella Infections
Prepackaged Salads – Salmonella Typhimurium
Frozen Cooked Shrimp – Salmonella Weltevreden
Raw Frozen Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products – Salmonella Enteritidis
Cashew Brie – Salmonella Infections
Ground Turkey – Salmonella Hadar

Wood Ear Mushrooms – Salmonella Stanley
Peaches – Salmonella Enteritidis
Onions – Salmonella Newport

Cut Fruit – Salmonella Javiana
Ground Beef – Salmonella Dublin
Papayas – Salmonella Uganda
Kawaran Brand Tahini – Salmonella Concord
Frozen Raw Tuna – Salmonella Newport
Pre-Cut Melon – Salmonella Carrau
Butterball Brand Ground Turkey – Salmonella Schwarzengrund

Tahini Produced by Achdut Ltd. – Salmonella Concord
Salmonella Agbeni Infections
Raw Chicken Products – Salmonella Infantis
Ground Beef – Salmonella Newport
Gravel Ridge Farms Shell Eggs – Salmonella Enteritidis
Chicken – Salmonella I 4,[5]],12:i:-
Raw Turkey Products – Salmonella Infections
Hy-vee Spring Pasta Salad – Salmonella Sandiego
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal – Salmonella Mbandaka
Pre-Cut Melon – Salmonella Adelaide
Shell Eggs – Salmonella Braenderup
Dried Coconut – Salmonella Typhimurium
Chicken Salad – Salmonella Typhimurium
Kratom – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:-
Raw Sprouts [Español] – Salmonella Montevideo
Frozen Shredded Coconut [Vietnamese [PDF – 3 pages]] [Español] – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- and Salmonella Newport

Maradol Papayas [Español] – Salmonella Urbana
Maradol Papayas [Español] – Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Infantis
Maradol Papayas [Español] – Salmonella Anatum
Maradol Papayas [Español] – Salmonella Thompson, Salmonella Kiambu, Salmonella Agona, and Salmonella Gaminara

Shell Eggs – Salmonella Oranienburg
Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony
Pistachios – Salmonella Montevideo
Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Muenchen and Salmonella Kentucky
Organic Shake & Meal Products – Salmonella Virchow

Raw Sprouted Nut Butter Spreads – Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+)
Cucumbers – Salmonella Poona
Pork – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- and Salmonella Infantis
Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees – Salmonella Enteritidis
Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees – Salmonella Enteritidis
Frozen Raw Tuna – Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) (+) and Salmonella Weltevreden

Cucumbers – Salmonella Newport
Bean Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
Nut Butter – Salmonella Braenderup
Clinical and Teaching Microbiology Laboratory Exposure – Salmonella Typhimurium
Organic Sprouted Chia Powder – Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hartford, and Salmonella Oranienburg
Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
Raw Cashew Cheese – Salmonella Stanley

Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
Tahini Sesame Paste – Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Mbandaka
Cucumbers – Salmonella Saintpaul
Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
Ground Beef – Salmonella Typhimurium

2012

Peanut Butter – Salmonella Bredeney
Mangoes – Salmonella Braenderup
Cantaloupe – Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport
Ground Beef – Salmonella Enteritidis
Raw Scraped Ground Tuna Product – Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga
Mexican Style Restaurant Chain – Salmonella Enteritidis

2011

Ground Beef – Salmonella Typhimurium
Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers – Salmonella Heidelberg
Turkish Pine Nuts – Salmonella Enteritidis
Ground Turkey– Salmonella Heidelberg
Whole, Fresh Imported Papayas – Salmonella Agona
Alfalfa and Spicy Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
Clinical and Teaching Microbiology Laboratories – Salmonella Typhimurium
Turkey Burgers – Salmonella Hadar
Cantaloupe – Salmonella Panama

2010

Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
Shell Eggs – Salmonella Enteritidis
Cheesy Chicken Rice Frozen Entrée – Salmonella Chester
Frozen Mamey Fruit Pulp – Salmonella Typhi (Typhoid Fever)
Mexican Style Restaurant Chain – Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon
Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Newport
Red and Black Pepper/Italian-Style Meats – Salmonella Montevideo

2009

Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Saintpaul
Pistachios – Salmonella (multiple types)
Peanut Butter – Salmonella Typhimurium

2008

Raw Produce – Salmonella Saintpaul
Rice and Wheat Cereals – Salmonella Agona
Cantaloupes – Salmonella Litchfield

2007

Pot Pies – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
Vegetable Flavored Rice and Corn Snack – Salmonella Wandsworth
Peanut Butter – Salmonella Tennessee

2006

Tomatoes – Salmonella Typhimurium

List of Selected Outbreak Investigations Linked to Animals, by Year

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Small Turtles – Salmonella Infections
Pet Bearded Dragons – Salmonella Cotham
Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections

Dry Dog Food – Salmonella Infections
Small Turtles – Salmonella Infections
Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections

Pet Bearded Dragons – Salmonella Infections
Small Turtles – Salmonella Stanley
Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections
Pet Bearded Dragons – Salmonella Uganda

Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections
Wild Songbirds – Salmonella Typhimurium
Small Turtles – Salmonella Typhimurium

Pet Bearded Dragons – Salmonella Muenster
Pet Hedgehogs – Salmonella Typhimurium
Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections
Small Pet Turtles – Salmonella Typhimurium

Pet Turtles – Salmonella Oranienburg
Pig Ear Dog Treats – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
Backyard Poultry – Salmonella Infections
Pet Hedgehogs – Salmonella Typhimurium

Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks – Salmonella Infections
Pet Guinea Pigs – Salmonella Enteritidis

Pet Turtles [Español] – Salmonella Agbeni
Live Poultry – Salmonella Infections

Dairy Calves – Salmonella Heidelberg
Live Poultry – Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Muenster, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Indiana, Salmonella Mbandaka, Salmonella Infantis, and Salmonella Braenderup

Small Turtles – Salmonella Sandiego, and Salmonella Poona
Live Poultry – Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Indiana,and Salmonella Muenchen
Pet Crested Geckos – Salmonella Muenchen

Frozen Feeder Rodents – Salmonella Typhimurium
Live Poultry – Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Newport
Pet Bearded Dragons – Salmonella Cotham

Live Poultry – Salmonella Typhimurium
Live Poultry – Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Lille, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Mbandaka
Small Turtles – Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona