2012 Salmonella Infections Linked to Small Turtles – Map
Eight Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Small Turtles (Final Update)
Posted October 18, 2013 3:00 PM ET
These outbreaks appear to be over. However, small turtles continue to be an important cause of human Salmonella infections in the United States. More information about Salmonella from reptiles and amphibians and the steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection is available.
Final Case Count Map
Persons infected with turtle-associated outbreak strains of Salmonella*, by state**
Number of Cases in Each Outbreak, by State
Outbreak 1 | Outbreak 2 | Outbreak 3 | Outbreak 4 | Outbreak 5 | Outbreak 6 | Outbreak 7 | Outbreak 8 | Combined Case Count | Number of Outbreaks, Each State | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
AR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
AZ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
CA | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 5 |
CO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
CT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
GA | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
IL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
IN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
KS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
KY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
LA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
MA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
MD | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
ME | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
MN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
MS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
NC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 5 |
NM | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
NV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
NY | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 7 |
OH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
OR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PA | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 7 |
PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TN | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
TX | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
UT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
VA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
VT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
WA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
WI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
WV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Total Number of Cases | 124 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 120 | 78 | 19 | 44 | 473 | |
Total Number of States | 22 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 43 |
*Outbreak 1: Salmonella Sandiego, Strain A and Salmonella Newport, n=124,
Outbreak 2: Salmonella Pomona, Strain A, n=23,
Outbreak 3: Salmonella Poona, Strain A and Salmonella Sandiego, Strain C, n=58,
Outbreak 4: Salmonella Sandiego, Strain B, n=7,
Outbreak 5: Salmonella Pomona, Strain B, n=120,
Outbreak 6: Salmonella Poona, Strain B, n=78,
Outbreak 7: Salmonella I,4,[5],12:i:-, Strain A, n=19,
Outbreak 8: Salmonella Typhimurium, Strain A, n=44,
**n=473 for whom information was reported as of September 23, 2013
The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (4), Alaska (2), Arizona (27), Arkansas (4), California (106), Colorado (6), Connecticut (1), Delaware (4), Florida (1), Georgia (10), Illinois (10), Indiana (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (5), Maine (1), Maryland (17), Massachusetts (12), Michigan (5), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (4), Missouri (4), Nevada (11), New Jersey (26), New Mexico (15), New York (55), North Carolina (3), Ohio (6), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (34), Puerto Rico (1), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (17), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (7), Texas (45), Utah (1), Vermont (1), Virginia (5), Washington (5), Washington, D.C. (3), Wisconsin (2) and West Virginia (3).