The Grant County Health District has been
investigating 10 cases of salmonella that have occurred in various
communities in the county during 2007, including a possible cluster
of a rare serotype, (salmonella senftenberg); 6 (total) cases were
reported in Grant County in 05-06.
If you see a patient in your practice that you think may have
salmonella, the testing of stool may aid in the diagnosis and would
be required to confirm a case. Please, when possible, obtain information
regarding travel, contact with animals, and food preparation, and
consumption during the 3 days prior to symptoms. We
are requesting that you notify the Health District at 509-766-7960
as soon as possible. We are requesting that laboratories also assure
that timely notification takes place. Thank you in
advance for your cooperation.
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