date:Jul 12, 2013
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg infections linked to chicken appears to be over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. A total of 134 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from 13 states; 31 percent of ill persons were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported. Most of the ill persons were reported from two states, Oregon (40) and Washington (57).
Collaborative investigative efforts of local, state and federal pub