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Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Pet Hedgehogs (Final Update)

Posted June 14, 2013 11:45 AM ET

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Current Case Count Map

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

*n=26 for whom information was reported as of June 3, 2013

A total of 26 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported from 12 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (1), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Missouri (1), New Hampshire (1), Ohio (5), Oregon (1), and Washington (7).

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Previous Case Count Maps

Case Count Map: April 16, 2013

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

*n=23 for whom information was reported as of April 12, 2013

A total of 23 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 9 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Idaho (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Ohio (5), Oregon (1), and Washington (7) .

Case Count Map: January 31, 2013

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

*n=20 for whom information was reported as of January 28, 2013

A total of 20 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 8 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Ohio (3), Oregon (1), and Washington (7).

Case Count Map: January 9, 2013

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

*n=16 for whom information was reported as of December 20, 2012

A total of 16 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2), Oregon (1), and Washington (6).

Case Count Map: September 5, 2012

Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, by State*

*n=14 for whom information was reported as of September 5, 2012

A total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2), and Washington (5).