Volume 9, Number 4—April 2003

Research

Alfalfa Seed Decontamination in Salmonella Outbreak

Christopher J. Gill*†, William E. Keene* , Janet C. Mohle-Boetani‡, Jeff A. Farrar§, Patti L. Waller¶, Christine G. Hahn#, and Paul R. Cieslak*

Author affiliations: *Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, Oregon, USA;; †Tufts University-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ‡California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, California, USA; §California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California, USA; ¶Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA; #Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho, USA

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Figure 1. Epidemic curve of Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak, 1999. Line indicates the timing of the Oregon Health Division’s press release alerting the public of the outbreak. A lot L seed embargo and voluntary recall of brand X sprouts also occurred at this time.

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