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Salmonella
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Salmonella
A genus of bacteria known to cause illness in humans and animals, especially after they have eaten infected food. Salmonella infections have been associated with chicken eggs, a fact that in the past has caused marketing and other business problems in the poultry industry in the United States. However, fatal poisonings are extremely rare.


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Salmonella, the causative agent of salmonellosis, causes many of the intestinal infections and food-related illnesses.
The multiplier for salmonellosis was estimated at 7 (95% Crl 4-16), for campylobacteriosis at 10 (95% Crl 7-22), and for STEC at 8 (95% Crl 3-75).
Outbreaks of salmonellosis have been associated with the consumption of raw tomatoes.
 
 
 
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