Caudill Sprouts Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak
Outbreak News
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- Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Alfalfa Sprouts
Between January and May of 2009, public health officials in Nebraska and 13 other states identified 235 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul that could be traced to the consumption of alfalfa sprouts grown at multiple facilities that used seeds that likely originated from a common seed producer, identified as Caudill.
On February 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide notice to consumers that state public health officials had identified alfalfa sprouts as the source of a Salmonella outbreak. The CDC and FDA recommended that consumers not eat raw alfalfa sprouts, including sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts, until further notice. By March 19, 186 cases had been identified in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. By mid-April, 42 additional individuals who had fallen ill with Salmonella Saintpaul infection and fit the outbreak case definition were identified in Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and West Virginia.
A summary of the outbreak report was issued in the 7 May, 2009 MMWR, and is titled, www.about-Salmonella.com, along with more detailed information on symptoms and treatment.