CDC on MiceDirect Salmonella Outbreak GA WI IL MA MO NC NY AL AZ CO WY
Thirty-four people in 17 states have been sickened in the MiceDirect Salmonella outbreak that came to light in the U.S. with MiceDirect's July 23 recall of frozen mice and other reptile food.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced its investigation late yesterday with results of testing on patients and with an epidemiological study that has suggested an association between the outbreak and handling of frozen mice as reptile feed.
Six percent of patients confirmed to be infected with the MiceDirect outbreak strain of Salmonella have been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths. The illnesses confirmed by CDC have onsets dating to December 2009, but the same strain of Salmonella was reported in MiceDirect customers in Britain earlier in 2009.
Law firm Pritzker Olsen is conducting its own investigation of the outbreak and is in communication with families affected by the snake feed outbreak. To contact a Salmonella attorney for a free case consultation and answers to legal questions, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
Pritzker Olsen is a leading national practitioner of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected millions for our clients. The firm is actively involved in efforts to curb outbreaks of Salmonella and other human pathogens. We represent food poisoning victims in practically all major outbreaks investigated by CDC.
MiceDirect is based in Cleveland, Georgia, and its parent company is Biggers & Callaham LLC.
Recall Information: The frozen reptile feed was distributed in all states, except Hawaii, through pet stores and by mail order and direct delivery.
Frozen mice and other reptile feed was shipped in plastic bags with the following product codes M-SP100, M-P100, M-PF100, M-F100, M-H100, M-W50, M-A50, M-JA25, R-P100, R-F50, R-PUP50, R-W50, R-S50, R-M20, R-L10,R-J5, R-C5, R-M3 followed by E9, F9, G9, H9, I9, J9, K9, L9 or A10, B10, C10, D10, E10, F10, G10 and whole frozen chicks in 25 count bags.
The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AL (1), AZ (1), CO (1), GA (7), IA (1), IL (3), MA (3), MI (1), MO (3), NC (3), NV (1), NY (2), SC (1), TN (1), VA (1), WI (3), and WY (1).
Infected individuals range in age from infant to 57 years old and the median age is 12 years. Fifty-three percent of patients are male.
