- A total of 37 persons infected with the outbreak strain of SalmonellaHadar have been reported from 11 states.
- The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (2), California (1), Colorado (3), Idaho (5), Illinois (2), Oregon (5), Tennessee (2), Texas (1), Utah (5), Washington (9), and Wyoming (2).
- Eight ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
- 37% of ill persons are children 10 years of age or younger.
- Epidemiologic, laboratory and traceback findings have linked this outbreak of human Salmonella infections to contact with live poultry from Hatchery B in Idaho.
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