Visualizations : Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul in Certain Tomatoes - Timeline

Monday, June 23, 2008 at 3:07AM
Steve Holcombe in Agriculture, Supply Chains, Visualization

Posted to Many Eyes on June 20, 2008 by the Food Safety Information Center:

• "Since April, 552 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 32 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. The marked increase in reported ill persons since the last update is not thought to be due to a large number of new infections. The number of reported ill persons increased mainly because some states improved surveillance for Salmonella in response to this outbreak and because laboratory identification of many previously submitted strains was completed." Data source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

And, by way of comparison, here's an MSNBC.COM video podcasts from June 18, 2008, the day before.

Article originally appeared on The @WholeChainCom Blog (http://www.pardalis.com/).