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JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages 1150-1153Publisher
INT ASSOC FOOD PROTECTION
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.5.1150
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We analyzed national foodborne outbreak data from 1973 through 2001 to determine the proportion of Salmonella Heidelberg outbreaks caused by specific foods. Among 6,633 outbreaks with known etiology, 184 (3%) were caused by Salmonella Heidelberg. A vehicle was identified in 101 outbreaks; at least 53 were poultry or egg-related. Three outbreaks were attributed to egg consumption, 17 to consumption of egg-containing foods, 25 to poultry, and 8 to foods containing poultry and eggs. Efforts to reduce illness due to Salmonella Heidelberg should ensure that poultry and eggs are handled appropriately to minimize contamination and cross contamination.
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