The CDC responded to a multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant salmonella infections
On Jul. 19, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to a multi-state outbreak of multi-drug-resistant salmonella infections related to chicken.
A total of 634 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from 29 states and Puerto Rico from Mar. 1, 2013 to Jul. 11, 2014.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Credit: Photo: Electron microscopic image of salmonella bacteria (pink) invade a human epithelial cell (yellow). Courtesy: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
