Salmonella Outbreak

Presented by: Kim Chandler

Salmonella is a bacteria

Most persons infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea,

fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection.

According to the CDC, every year, Salmonella is estimated to cause 1.2 million illnesses in the United

States, with 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths.

Agencies Involved• Iowa Department of Public Health• Iowa Department of Inspections and

Appeals• Johnson County Public Health• Washington County Public health• Iowa County Public Health• Linn County Public Health• State Hygienic Lab

Timeline• 12/15/14- Notified by Iowa Department of

Public Health of potential outbreak.

5 out of 6 reported salmonella cases had one common restaurant in their food history

• Environmental Health Specialist conducted inspection at restaurant.

InspectionFollowed IDIA’s guidelines for a possible Foodborne Outbreak:

• Conducted routine inspection• Inquire about complaints received• Collect information on any employee illness

and their work schedules• Asked about any unusual occurrences during

the outbreak timeframe

Report

Timeline Continued• 12/16/14- Conference call to discuss

updates with other agencies involved

• 12/18/14- Another potential case involved

• Decided to conduct environmental sampling

• 12/19/14- 24 samples collected

Environmental Sampling

Samples collected in areas where Salmonella could potentially be

found throughout kitchen

Timeline Continued• 12/22/14- Received preliminary lab results

indicating 2 samples tested positive for Salmonella

• Informed restaurant management of preliminary results

• Restaurant began cleaning and sanitizing in areas of concern

• 1/2/15- Confirmation from lab that samples from patients and environmental samples were the same strain of Salmonella

Areas that tested positive

Salmonella Clean-up• Restaurant did their own cleaning and

sanitizing

• They then decided to take it a step further and hired an outside company to clean and disinfect the entire kitchen and all equipment

• Company sanitized with Sani-Master 6

Timeline Continued

• 2/10/15- Collected additional samples, making sure to test areas that came back positive

• 2/12/15- All samples came back negative

• No additional illnesses reported

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