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Food and … 2001 Outbreak of Salmonella at a NursingHome Linked to Cantaloupe, Oregon A confirmed outbreak of Salmonellosis occurred in Oregon. The exposure locations were “nursinghome, assisted living, home care” or restaurant. Five persons met the case definition. The vehicle of infection was cantaloupe.
Sixteen (16) individuals met the case definition for the case-control study conducted by the Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Programs. 34] In reported outbreaks, the rate of death is 0-2%, with rates running as high as 16-35% in outbreaks involving the elderly, like those have occurred at nursinghomes. [35]
I think the ones that you are going to see the most are nursinghome cases, failure to properly prevent the spread of a disease. But I think there’s a CDC study of a couple of the nursinghomes here in the state of Washington and they had an asymptomatic worker working in two facilities, so that’s obvious how that spread.
37] In reported outbreaks, the rate of death is 0-2%, with rates running as high as 16-35% in outbreaks involving the elderly, like those have occurred at nursinghomes. [38]. According to a recent study, an estimated 93,094 illnesses are due to domestically acquired E. coli O157:H7 each year in the United States. [32] What makes E.
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