Salmonella illness outbreaks linked to backyard poultry purchasing during the COVID-19 pandemic: United States, 2020

Poultry contact is a risk factor for zoonotic transmission of non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. Salmonella illness outbreaks in the United States are identified by PulseNet, the national laboratory network for enteric disease surveillance. During 2020, PulseNet observed a 25% decline in the number of Sa...

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Published inEpidemiology & Infection Vol. 149; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Nichols, Megin, Gollarza, Lauren, Palacios, Alexandra, Stapleton, G. Sean, Basler, Colin, Hoff, Connor, Low, Mabel, McFadden, Kenai, Koski, Lia, Leeper, Molly, Brandenburg, Joshua, Tolar, Beth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 27.10.2021
Subjects
Clinical isolates
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease control
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Epidemics
From the Field
Illnesses
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical laboratories
Outbreaks
Pandemics
Pathogens
Patients
Poultry
Public health
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Salmonella
Serotypes
United States > US
COVID-19
Salmonella
outbreak
zoonoses
poultry
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Summary:Poultry contact is a risk factor for zoonotic transmission of non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. Salmonella illness outbreaks in the United States are identified by PulseNet, the national laboratory network for enteric disease surveillance. During 2020, PulseNet observed a 25% decline in the number of Salmonella clinical isolates uploaded by state and local health departments. However, 1722 outbreak-associated Salmonella illnesses resulting from 12 Salmonella serotypes were linked to contact with privately owned poultry, an increase from all previous years. This report highlights the need for continued efforts to prevent backyard poultry-associated outbreaks of Salmonella as ownership increases in the United States.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268821002132