title: Notes from the field: multistate outbreak of human salmonella infections linked to live poultry from a mail-order hatchery in Ohio--February-October 2014.
abstract: In early 2014, five clusters of human Salmonella infections were identified through PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance. Many ill persons in each of these clusters reported contact with live poultry, primarily chicks and ducklings, from a single mail-order hatchery; therefore, the clusters were merged into a single investigation. During February 3-October 14, 2014, a total of 363 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella serotypes Infantis, Newport, and Hadar were reported from 43 states and Puerto Rico, making it the largest live poultry-associated salmonellosis outbreak reported in the United States.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basler
authors.forename: Tony M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Forshey
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machesky
authors.forename: C Matthew
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Denise L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brinson
authors.forename: Thai-An
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Casey Barton
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Behravesh
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003132:Commerce; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D011177:Postal Service; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D012306:Risk; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology