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**

Final Case Count: 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).

Previous Case Count Maps