Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Agona Infections Associated With Consumption of Fresh, Whole Papayas Imported From Mexico—United States, 2011 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Agona Infections Associated With Consumption of Fresh, Whole Papayas Imported From Mexico—United States, 2011 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

Report: Challenges of Investigating Outbreaks Linked to Imported Food

CDC researchers discuss a 2011 investigation of the first U.S. outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections linked to papayas imported from Mexico in a paper published in March’s issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The report covers challenges in this investigation, how the outbreak was solved, and critical needs for effective investigation of outbreaks associated with imported foods. To learn more about subsequent outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to papayas from Mexico, read the 2017 outbreak investigation notices.