Salmonella

Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that generally affects the intestinal tract and occasionally urine, the bloodstream or other body tissues. It is a common cause of diarrheal illness in Wisconsin.

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General Information

Salmonellosis fact sheet (PDF, 25 KB) - Hmong (PDF, 24.8 KB) - Spanish (PDF, 23.7 KB)
Reptile-associated Salmonellosis fact sheet (PDF, 26.1 KB) - Hmong (PDF, 27.4 KB) - Spanish (PDF, 25.6 KB)

Food Handling and Housekeeping   (PDF, 1.23 MB)
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Food Safety.gov   Food Safety (CDC) Healthy pets - Healthy people (CDC)

Additional Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (CDC)
United States Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
CDC PulseNet Program

For Health Professionals

This is a Wisconsin disease surveillance category II disease:
Report to the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease case report F-44151 (Word, 166 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a case.
Information on communicable disease reporting
Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up guidelines: Salmonellosis (PDF, 35.7 KB) EpiNet
Wisconsin routine Enteric follow-up worksheet
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical Testing - reference manual
Foodborne and Waterborne - Disease outbreak investigation manual (PDF, 521 KB)

Last Revised: January 29, 2015