A Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella javiana and Salmonella oranienburg Infections due to Consumption of Contaminated Cheese

Abstract

The potential for bacterial pathogen contamination of cheese during manufacture and processing has important epidemiologic implications, particularly because cheese consumption has recently increased in the United States. Low-level contamination of a nationally distributed food product can cause geographically dispersed foodborne outbreaks that may be difficult to detect.