Sprout Outbreaks From 1996 to 2004

These tables show sprout outbreaks from 1996 to 2004. Only outbreaks with FDA involvement are shown.

Sprout Outbreaks, 1996 – 2004*

US FDA, Data as of 6/25/2004, J Sanders

 

Year

Vehicle

Agent

Cases

States

1996 [a]Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella Montevideo

550

CA, NV
Clover sproutsSalmonella meleagridis

100

CA, NV
1997Alfalfa & other sproutsSalmonella infantis / Salmonella anatum

109

KS, MO
Alfalfa sproutsE. coli O157:H7

108

MI, VA
Alfalfa & clover sproutsSalmonella senftenberg

60

NV, CA
1998Alfalfa & clover sproutsE. coli O157 NM

8

CA, NV
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella cubana

22

AZ, CA, MD, NM, UT
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella Havana

18

AZ, CA
1999Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella Mbandaka

83

CA, ID, OR, WA
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella spp

34

MI
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella muenchen

38

CA
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella muenchen

61

CA, MI, WI
Clover sproutsSalmonella saintpaul

36

CA
Clover & alfalfa sproutsSalmonella typhimurium

137

CO, CT
2000Mung bean sproutsSalmonella enteritidis

75

CA
2001Mung bean sproutsSalmonella enteritidis

26

HI
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella kottbus

32

CA, AZ, CO, NM
Mung bean sproutsSalmonella enteritidis

30

FL
2002Alfalfa sproutsE. coli O157: NM

5

CA
Mung bean sproutsSalmonella enteritidis

16

ME
2003Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella saintpaul

8

OR, WA
Alfalfa sproutsE. coli O157: NM

13

CO, WY
Alfalfa sprouts [b]E. coli O157:H7

5

CA
Alfalfa sproutsE. coli O157:H7

6

MN
Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella chester / sandiego

20

OR
2004Alfalfa sproutsSalmonella Bovismorbificans

33

OR, WA, ML
Alfalfa sproutsE. coli 0157:NM

3

GA

 

Year

Outbreaks

Cases

Alfalfa sprouts

Clover sprouts

Mung bean sprouts

Other Sprout

1996

2

650

1

1

1997

3

277

3

1

1

1998

3

48

3

1

1999

6

389

5

2

2000

1

75

1

2001

3

88

1

2

2002

22111

2003

5

52

5

2004

2

36

2

Total

27

1636

21

5

4

1

 

Total # of sprout outbreaks, 1996-2004: 27

Total # of cases: approximately:  1636

·        Data reflects only sprout outbreaks with FDA involvement

·        Environmental/agricultural practices not investigated for all outbreaks listed

*Data as of 6/25/2004 Jsanders


Notes from the SproutNet

[a] There was a reported salmonella outbreak in Virginia in 1996.  See: An Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Eating Alfalfa Sprouts, Lexington, Virginia, Elizabeth Barrett, D.M.D., M.S.P.H, Cindy Chaos M.P .H., February 1996

 

[b]  I believe this is a mistake.  It is a repeat of the 2002 alfalfa sprout outbreak of 0157 in CA involving 5 people.  The outbreak happened in 2002 and the report came out in 2003.