Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006-2008.

Objective: Human Salmonella infections associated with dry pet food have not been previously reported. We investigated such an outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund and primarily affecting young children.

Patients And Methods: Two multistate case-control studies were conducted to determine the source and mode of infections among case-patients with the outbreak strain.

Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Saintpaul infections associated with unpasteurized orange juice--United States, 2005.

Background: Infection due to Salmonella species causes an estimated 1.4 million illnesses and 400 deaths annually in the United States. Orange juice is a known vehicle of salmonellosis, for which regulatory controls have recently been implemented.