CDC June 24 update - 652, 34 states, DC; April 10 to June 13 onset

The CDC update can be found here. From the CDC:

Since April, 652 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 34 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. The increase in reported ill persons since the last update is not thought to be due to a large number of new infections. The number of reported ill persons increased mainly because some states improved surveillance for Salmonella in response to this outbreak and because laboratory identification of many previously submitted strains was completed. In particular, one new state, Nevada reported ill persons.


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TK: David Mitchell of The Packer tells me that no FDA briefing is scheduled today but one may be on tap for tomorrow. It is past time for FDA to pinpoint the problem; perhaps tomorrow is the day.