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

Persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Altona and Salmonella Johannesburg, by state*

*Salmonella Altona n=68, Salmonella Johannesburg n=28 for whom information was reported as of October 4, 2011

Salmonella Altona

As of October 4, 2011, a total of 68 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Altona were been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (6), Maryland (5), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (1), New Hampshire (1), New York (4), North Carolina (9), Ohio (12), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia (7), Vermont (1), Wisconsin (1), and West Virginia (4).

Salmonella Johannesburg

As of October 4, 2011, a total of 28 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Johannesburg were reported from 15 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Georgia (2), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (2), Maine (1), New York (4), North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (3), Vermont (2), and West Virginia (1).