Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak: 43 States Now Affected

January 9, 2009

North Carolina has just reported its first case of salmonellosis caused by the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, bringing the number of affected states to 43, and the number of victims to 389.

CDC has chosen not to identify the states affected so far by the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium. Only California, North Carolina and Ohio have posted information on their respective websites. A number of other state health departments, though, have been releasing information to their local news media.

Based on information posted by the three states, and on media reports across the United States, the following 29 states have reported confirmed cases of Salmonella Typhimurium that are linked genetically to the national outbreak.

• Arkansas: 3 cases 
  
• Arizona: 8 cases
  
• California: 53 cases in 10 counties; 15 or more victims hospitalized
  
• Colorado: 9 cases; 1 victim hospitalized
  
• Connecticut: 6 cases
  
• Georgia: 5 cases; 1 victim hospitalized
  
• Iowa: 1 case
  
• Idaho: 10 cases
  
• Illinois: 4 cases
  
• Maine: 2 cases
  
• Massachusetts: 39 cases
  
• Maryland: 7 cases
  
• Michigan: 20 cases in 13 counties; 7 victims hospitalized
  
• Minnesota: 30 cases; 11 victims hospitalized and 1 possible death
  
• Missouri: 8 cases; 4 victims hospitalized
  
• North Carolina: 1 case
• North Dakota: 7 cases
  
• New Hampshire: 10 cases
  
• Nevada: 1 or more cases (state declined to release information on number of cases)
  
• New Jersey: 13 cases (unclear whether suspect or confirmed)
  
• New York: 1 or more cases on Long Island
  
• Ohio: 50 cases
  
• Pennsylvania: 12 cases in 10 counties
  
• Rhode Island: 3 cases
  
• Tennessee: 9 cases; 1 or more victims hospitalized
  
• Texas: 5 cases
  
• Vermont: 3 cases
  
• Virginia: 12 cases; 7 victims hospitalized
  
• Wisconsin: 3 cases
  

These 29 states account for 335 of the 389 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium infection, assuming that the New Jersey cases have been confirmed.

No cases have been reported in Delaware or South Carolina.

We'll continue to update this list until CDC gets around to publishing a complete list of affected states.