Foodborne disease outbreaks traced to poultry, United States, 1966-1974
1976
Horwitz, Marcus A. | Gangarosa, Eugene J.
Extract: To determine the epidemiologic characteristics of foodborne disease outbreaks traced to poultry, records of all 352 such outbreaks reported to the Center for Disease Control 1966-1974 were reviewed. 217 (62%) outbreaks were traced to turkey, 129 (37%) were traced to chicken, 5 (1%) to both turkey and chicken, and 1 (0.3%) to cornish hen. Outbreaks from poultry accounted for 12% of all foodborne disease outbreaks reported from 1966 through 1974, but the number and percentage has been decreasing since 1969. Food service establishments were responsible for mishandling the food in 79% of outbreaks, homes in 19%, and food processing establishments in 2%. In 85% of the outbreaks, the food handling error was storage of food at improper holding temperatures.
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