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Article: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated with Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter-Containing Products - United States, 2008-2009
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- February 6, 2009
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On January 29, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).
On November 25, 2008, an epidemiologic assessment began of a growing cluster of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium isolates that shared the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern in PulseNet.* As of January 28, 2009, 529 persons from 43 states (Figure 1) and one person from Canada had been reported infected with the outbreak strain. This report is an interim summary of results from ongoing epidemiologic studies and recall and control activities by CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state and local public health agencies. Confirmed, reported onset of illness ...