date:Jul 15, 2013
At least 134 people in 13 states fell ill with Salmonella Heidelberg in an outbreak connected to Foster Farms chicken between June 2012 and April 2013.
The outbreak appears to be over, the U.S. Centers Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday in its final outbreak report.
Of those ill, 33 (25 percent) required hospitalization. Most illnesses occurred in Washington state (57) and Oregon (40).
Testing by the Washington State Public Health Laboratories found the outbreak strain on fo