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Salmonella Typhimurium Bacteria
Salmonella Typhimurium
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This page consolidates resources related to the public health laboratory response to the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium.  It will be updated as new materials become available. For more information on public health laboratory response to the outbreak, contact Jody DeVoll, APHL Director of Strategic Communications.

 

 Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Map 2009 (CDC Database)

 

News Articles

1011 Nebraska (April 8, 2009) - Recent Outbreak Investigations Demonstrate Public Health At Work

USA Today (March 6, 2009) - When Food Illnesses Spread, Minnesota Team Gets the Call

Atlanta Journal Constitution (March 1, 2009) - Salmonella's 'Fingerprint' Could Be Clue to its Source

MSNBC (Feb. 23, 2009) - Deadly Lag: Why Tracking Outbreak Took Months

The Takeaway.org (Feb. 11, 2009) - Operating Without a Net: Salmonella Outbreak Reveals a Broken Food Safety System

Newsday (Feb. 10, 2009)- Texas Health Officials Say Possible Salmonella Found at Shuttered Texas Peanut Plant

Boston Herald (Feb. 9, 2009) - NH Confirms 12th Case of Salmonella

New York Times (Feb. 8, 2009) - Peanut Case Shows Holes in Safety Net

Star Tribune (Feb. 7, 2009) - Food Safety Net is Full of Holes

Hutchinson Ledger (Feb. 5, 2009) - Sprouts Recalled; Sample Tests Positive for Salmonella

MSNBC (Jan. 29, 2009) - Peanut Plant Problem Forces Fresh Recall

CNN (Video, Jan. 28, 2009) - FDA: Peanut Plant Knew Product Was Tainted With Salmonella

The Takeaway.org (Jan. 23, 2009) - How To Make Our Food Safety System Stronger

Washington Post (Jan. 12, 2009) - Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues

Star Tribune (Jan. 10, 2009) - Minnesota Cracks Another Case of Salmonella

Commentary

ThePacker.com (Feb. 3, 2009) - Marler: Health Surveillance Key to Fresh Produce

Denver Post (Feb. 3, 2009) - FDA's Plate Full on Food Safety

Star Tribune (Feb. 1, 2009) - Editorial: Another Black Eye For US Food Safety

Reports

"US Food Safety System" from Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination, Workshop Summary, John Besser, PhD, Clinical Laboratory Manager, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, National Academies Press, 2006

US Government Accountability Office (March 30, 2004) - Federal Food Safety and Security System: Fundamental Restructuring Is Needed to Address Fragmentation and Overlap