Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Altona Infections Linked to Chicks and Ducklings

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Altona, by state*

*n=39 for whom information was reported as of June 9, 2011

CDC is collaborating with public health and agriculture officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Altona infections. As of June 8, 2011, a total of 39 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Altona have been reported from 15 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:  Georgia (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (4), Michigan (1), Maryland (3), Minnesota (1), North Carolina (6), New York (2), Ohio (8), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Virginia (3), Vermont (1), Wisconsin (1), and West Virginia (1).