CDC Reports 50 New Cases in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Foster Farms Chicken
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced May 27 that it has recently received reports of 50 new Salmonella Heidelberg infections likely related to Foster Farms chicken.
The agency said it is continuing its investigation of this outbreak, in which 574 persons infected with Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 27 states and Puerto Rico since March 1, 2013. The CDC has also posted a timeline of events related to the 14-month-long outbreak.