Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nontyphoidal Salmonella as one of the top five pathogens contributing to foodborne illnesses in the United States. Beef continues to be a common source of Salmonella outbreaks, despite the implementation of interventions at slaughte...
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| author | Michelle Canning Meseret G. Birhane Daniel Dewey-Mattia Hannah Lawinger Andrea Cote Laura Gieraltowski Colin Schwensohn Kaitlin A Tagg Louise K. Francois Watkins Misha Park Robyn Katherine E. Marshall |
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| description | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nontyphoidal Salmonella as one of the top five pathogens contributing to foodborne illnesses in the United States. Beef continues to be a common source of Salmonella outbreaks, despite the implementation of interventions at slaughter and processing facilities to reduce contamination of beef. We described Salmonella outbreaks linked to beef in the United States during 2012–2019, examined trends, and identified potential targets for intervention and prevention strategies. We queried CDC’s Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) for all foodborne nontyphoidal Salmonella outbreaks linked to beef as the single contaminated ingredient or implicated food, with the date of first illness onset from 2012 to 2019. Information on antimicrobial resistance (AR) for outbreak-related isolates was obtained from CDC’s National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). We calculated the number of outbreaks, outbreak-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths overall, by beef processing category and Salmonella serotype. During 2012–2019, 27 Salmonella outbreaks were linked to beef consumption, resulting in 1103 illnesses, 254 hospitalizations, and two deaths. The most common category of beef implicated was nonintact raw, ground beef (12 outbreaks, 44%), followed by intact raw (six outbreaks, 22%). Ground beef was responsible for the most illnesses (800, 73%), both of the reported deaths, and was the source of the largest outbreak. AR data were available for 717 isolates from 25 (93%) outbreaks. Nine (36%) of these outbreaks had isolates resistant to one or more of the antibiotics tested by NARMS, of which eight (89%) contained multidrug-resistant isolates. Several outbreaks reported highlight challenges faced during investigations, areas where further research may be warranted, and opportunities to prevent future outbreaks along the farm-to-fork continuum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35b0f9114e3140c08798f9eb226237ed2023-07-04T05:08:08ZengElsevierJournal of Food Protection0362-028X2023-05-01865100071Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019Michelle Canning0Meseret G. Birhane1Daniel Dewey-Mattia2Hannah Lawinger3Andrea Cote4Laura Gieraltowski5Colin Schwensohn6Kaitlin A Tagg7Louise K. Francois Watkins8Misha Park Robyn9Katherine E. Marshall10Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, 1299 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA; Corresponding author. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USAFood Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USAThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nontyphoidal Salmonella as one of the top five pathogens contributing to foodborne illnesses in the United States. Beef continues to be a common source of Salmonella outbreaks, despite the implementation of interventions at slaughter and processing facilities to reduce contamination of beef. We described Salmonella outbreaks linked to beef in the United States during 2012–2019, examined trends, and identified potential targets for intervention and prevention strategies. We queried CDC’s Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) for all foodborne nontyphoidal Salmonella outbreaks linked to beef as the single contaminated ingredient or implicated food, with the date of first illness onset from 2012 to 2019. Information on antimicrobial resistance (AR) for outbreak-related isolates was obtained from CDC’s National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). We calculated the number of outbreaks, outbreak-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths overall, by beef processing category and Salmonella serotype. During 2012–2019, 27 Salmonella outbreaks were linked to beef consumption, resulting in 1103 illnesses, 254 hospitalizations, and two deaths. The most common category of beef implicated was nonintact raw, ground beef (12 outbreaks, 44%), followed by intact raw (six outbreaks, 22%). Ground beef was responsible for the most illnesses (800, 73%), both of the reported deaths, and was the source of the largest outbreak. AR data were available for 717 isolates from 25 (93%) outbreaks. Nine (36%) of these outbreaks had isolates resistant to one or more of the antibiotics tested by NARMS, of which eight (89%) contained multidrug-resistant isolates. Several outbreaks reported highlight challenges faced during investigations, areas where further research may be warranted, and opportunities to prevent future outbreaks along the farm-to-fork continuum.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X23067431Antimicrobial-resistanceBeefGround beefOutbreaksPreventionSalmonella |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Canning Meseret G. Birhane Daniel Dewey-Mattia Hannah Lawinger Andrea Cote Laura Gieraltowski Colin Schwensohn Kaitlin A Tagg Louise K. Francois Watkins Misha Park Robyn Katherine E. Marshall Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 Journal of Food Protection Antimicrobial-resistance Beef Ground beef Outbreaks Prevention Salmonella |
| title | Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 |
| title_full | Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 |
| title_fullStr | Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 |
| title_short | Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Beef, United States, 2012–2019 |
| title_sort | salmonella outbreaks linked to beef united states 2012 2019 |
| topic | Antimicrobial-resistance Beef Ground beef Outbreaks Prevention Salmonella |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X23067431 |
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