From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outbreaks of Salmonella serotype Enteritidis infection associated with consumption of raw shell eggs--United States, 1994-1995.
Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SE) accounts for an increasing proportion of all Salmonella serotypes reported to CDC's National Salmonella Surveillance System. During 1976-1994, the proportion of reported Salmonella isolates that were SE increased from 5% to 26%. During 1985-1995, state and territorial health departments reported 582 SE outbreaks, which accounted for 24058 cases of illness, 2290 hospitalizations, and 70 deaths. This report describes four SE outbreaks during 1994-1995 associated with consumption of raw shell eggs (i.e., unpasteurized eggs) and underscores that outbreaks of egg-associated SE infections remain a public health problem.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology