2018 Salmonella Infections Linked to Kratom (Final Update) – Epi Curves
Final Update
Posted May 24, 2018 4:00 PM ET
This outbreak investigation is over. People should be aware that kratom could be contaminated with Salmonella and could make people sick. Contaminated products may still be available for purchase because the investigation was not able to identify a single, common source of contaminated kratom. Illnesses could continue to occur if people consume contaminated kratom. Read more on the Recalls and Advice to Consumers webpage.
People infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:-, Javiana, Okatie, Heidelberg, Weltevreden, and Thompson, by date of illness onset*
*n=199 for whom information was reported as of May 24, 2018. Some illness onset dates have been estimated from other reported information.
Previous Epi Curves
People infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:-, Javiana, Okatie, and Thompson by date of illness onset*
*n=132 for whom information was reported as of April 5, 2018. Some illness onset dates have been estimated from other reported information.
People infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella, by date of illness onset*
*n=87 for whom information was reported as of March 14, 2018. Some illness onset dates have been estimated from other reported information.
People infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:-, by date of illness onset*
![People infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- by date of illness onset as of February 28, 2018*](./epi_html_files/big-epi-2-28-18.jpg "big-epi-2-28-18.jpg")
*n=40 for whom information was reported as of February 28, 2018. Some illness onset dates have been estimated from other reported information.
People infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:-, by date of illness onset*
![People infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- by date of illness onset as of February 16, 2018*](./epi_html_files/big-epi-2-16-18.jpg "big-epi-2-16-18.jpg")
*n=28 for whom information was reported as of February 16, 2018. Some illness onset dates have been estimated from other reported information.
