Source: Lisa M. Keefe, MEATINGPLACE, 10/3/11

The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta updated its report on the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey from a Cargill facility.

A total of 129 persons have been infected, the CDC said, in 34 states with illness onset dates between February 27 and September 13, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state is: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (6), Colorado (4), Connecticut (1), Georgia (2), Illinois (16), Indiana (1), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (12), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (7), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey (1), New York (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (12), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (6), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (17), Utah (1), Vermont (1), and Wisconsin (4).

Among persons for whom information is available, illnesses began on or after February 27, 2011. Ill persons range in age from less than 1 year to 90 years old, with a median age of 23 years old. More than half are male. Among the 88 ill persons with available information, 33 have been hospitalized. One death has been reported.

To read the report in its entirety, click here.