date:Jul 23, 2012
packaging information collected during the course of this investigation by the Vermont Department of Health tested positive forSalmonellaEnteritidis with the outbreak strain. This outbreak strain ofSalmonellaEnteritidis is drug sensitive, meaning antibiotics can be effective in treating patients who need them. FSIS is continuing to work with CDC and public health partners on the investigation.
Consumption of food contaminated withSalmonellacan cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacteri