Tennessee Mountain Lodge

Outbreak: Tennessee Mountain Lodge Product: Canned Beef in GravyInvestigation Start Date: 6/30/2010 Location: Multi-stateEtiology: Clostridium perfringens & Staphylococcus aureus Earliest known case onset date: 6/19/2010Latest case onset date: 6/23/2010 Confirmed...

Colorado Polka Festival

Outbreak: Polka Festival C. perfringens Product: Catered dinner (mashed potatoes, beef brisket, gravy, rolls, and holuski)Investigation Start Date: 3/14/2011 Location: El Paso County, ColoradoEtiology: Clostridium perfringens Earliest known case onset date:...

E. coli O157:H7 Hazelnuts

Outbreak: E. coli O157:H7 Hazelnuts Product: HazelnutsInvestigation Start Date: 02/07/2011 Location: Multi-StateEtiology: E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 Earliest known case onset date: 12/20/2010Latest case onset date: 01/28/2011 Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 8 /...

Hip-hop Measles

Outbreak: Hip-hop Measles Product: N/AInvestigation Start Date: 5/27/2007 Location: Lane County, OregonEtiology: Measles Earliest known case onset date: 5/20/2007Latest case onset date: 6/5/2007 Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 2 / 1Positive Environmental Samples:...

Museum Exhibit Contest

OFFICIAL OUTBREAK EXHIBIT CONTEST RULES Welcome, citizen, to the Museum’s first outbreak submission contest! Submit a significant or interesting outbreak investigation and you may win official International Outbreak Museum T-shirts! The winning outbreak...