February 6, 2009

Salmonellosis, serotype Typhimurium

Filed under: Listeria, Mumps Outbreak, Peanut butter, Salmonella, Salmonellosis — kkaneshi @ 11:30 am

For Physicians

As of 9PM EDT, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 575 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in Indiana (9).

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated with Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter–Containing Products — United States, 2008–2009
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e0129a1.htm

Salmonella Strains Tables for Outbreak Related to Peanut Butter and Peanut Containing Products
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/strains_table.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the American Medical Association et. al. Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Ilnesses, 2004
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5304a1.htm

Indiana State Department of Health Case Investigation Form
http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/49693_Salmonellosis.pdf

“Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea”
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001; 32:331-50
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/318514?cookieSet=1

PDA Version of the Practice Guidelines
http://www.idsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=5910

CDC Outbreak Page (includes information for the public):

Investigation Information for Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008-2009
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/

To determine whether a product has been recalled, consumers can search the
list of recalled products at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website or
telephone the company that distributed the product at the phone number on the
package.

Consumers without internet access can telephone 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for product recall information
from the FDA website and for other information on salmonellosis.

FDA’s Salmonella Widget (below)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph/widget.html

October 23, 2006

Listeria in the News

Filed under: General, Listeria — mrichwin @ 11:25 am

From Indianapolis Star:
Possibly tainted egg salad recalled. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610220442

News item October 22, 2006:
“…Ballard’s Farm Sausage said Saturday it is recalling its egg salad in 17 states, including Indiana, because of possible contamination.
The company said tests showed mixed results for Listeria monocytogenes. The bacterium can cause serious or fatal infections in young children or elderly people. It also can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.
Ballard’s President David Ballard said the company has temporarily suspended producing egg salad while it investigates the contamination. Consumers can return the 12-ounce containers of egg salad for a refund.
The company did not say where the containers were sold.
The states involved in the recall are Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia”

Related Links:

From the AMA:
Listeria monocytogenes infection: a patient scenario:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13767.html
or
Diagnosis and Management of Listeria monocytogenes infection:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/36/foodborne_listeria.pdf

From the CDC:
Listeriosis http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/listeriosis_g.htm

From the FDA:
Listeria monocytogenes Risk Assessment Questions and Answers
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~dms/lmr2qa.html

From MedlinePlus (for consumers):
Listeria Infectionshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/listeriainfections.html