An outbreak of Salmonella infections stretched from coast to coast has been declared over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 93 confirmed patients were confirmed, 34 of whom required hospitalization. The patients were spread across 12 states, from Virginia to California.
Other states with patients were New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. There were likely many more patients who were not confirmed because, according to the CDC, 29 go without testing for every Salmonella infection diagnosed. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 23 to Sept.
13. It can take four weeks or more for infections to be diagnosed, confirmation testing to be conducted, and reporting to public health authorities. Investigators determined that the outbreak was caused by eggs from Milo’s Poultry Farms LLC of Bonduel, WI.
The Food and Drug Administration conducted an on-site inspection and collected samples at Milo’s Poultry Farms. Salmonella Enteritidis was detected in samples collected from the packing facility and poultry house. Whole-genome sequencing analysis determined that the strain of Salmonella detected in the samples matched the strain that caused illnesses in this outbreak.
In response to this investigation, Milo’s Poultry Farm LLC recalled all eggs supplied by their farm. According to the FDA, all of the eggs are out of date now and should no longer be available to consumers. Other outbreak news A n.