Notes from the field: Human Salmonella infantis infections linked to dry dog food--United States and Canada, 2012.
CDC is collaborating with public health and agriculture officials in multiple states, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of human Salmonella Infantis infections linked to direct or indirect contact with dry dog food. Multiple brands of dry dog food produced by Diamond Pet Foods at a single manufacturing facility in Gaston, South Carolina, have been linked to human illnesses.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004285:Dogs; D005506:Food Contamination; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D057051:Product Recalls and Withdrawals; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014481:United States