Outbreak: Paramount & Raw Almonds | |
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Product: Paramount & Raw Almonds | Investigation Start Date: 02/23/2004 |
Location: Multi-state outbreak | Etiology: Salmonella Enteritidis |
Earliest known case onset date: 02/01/2004 | Latest case onset date: 04/17/04 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 7 / 0 | Positive Samples (Food / Environmental / Water): 1 / Lots / 0 |
Hospitalizations: 7 | Deaths: 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
This investigation was rapidly solved by the use of Oregon's "Shotgun" hypothesis-generating questionnaire, a detailed food history interview tool that asks about over 400 different foods and places to eat. A single interviewer at the Oregon state health department used this standardized questionnaire to interview all 5 … Continue Reading ››