SALMONELLOSIS FROM CHICKENS PREPARED IN COMMERCIAL ROTISSERIES: REPORT OF AN OUTBREAK12

Werner, S. B. (National Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga. 30333), J. Allard and E. A. Ager. Salmonellosis from chickens prepared in commercial rotis-series: report of an outbreak. Amer. J. Epid., 1969, 90: 429–437.—In an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella typhimurium in the greater Spokane area during July, 1966, 107 were known to have been ill, 29 were hospitalized, and two died. The outbreak was traced to ready-to-eat barbecued chickens purchased ata modern Spokane supermarket, the first reported outbreak due to this mode of transmission. Investigation revealed a number of serious infractions of safe food-handling rules at the barbecuing stand. In view of the high frequency of salmonella contamination of current market poultry, future outbreaks of this nature may be expected as long as improper food-handling practices prevail.