2012 Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks – Map
Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks (Final Update)
Posted October 26, 2012 3:30 PM ET
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Final Case Count Map
Persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Newport, and Lille, by State*
Final Case Count Map: Persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Newport, and Lille, by State
*n=195 for whom information was reported as of October 23, 2012
A total of 195 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille were reported from 27 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (4), Arizona (1), Arkansas (1), Delaware (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (4), Indiana (6), Kansas (1), Kentucky (11), Louisiana (1), Maryland (5), Maine (4), Massachusetts (7), Michigan (2), North Carolina (15), Nebraska (1), New Jersey (5), New York (23), Ohio (42), Pennsylvania (16), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (11), Texas (2), Virginia (9), Vermont (3), and West Virginia (11).