date:Aug 31, 2012
nique characteristics of the outbreak -- including an abnormally long incubation period and a high percentage of urinary tract infections -- offer valuable lessons for future Salmonella investigations.
During this outbreak, victims began experiencing symptoms 5 -7 days after being exposed to the bacteria, marking an unusually long incubation period for Salmonella, which normally causes illness between 6 and 72 hours after ingestion. This fact suggests that investigators may need to reach farth