Federal health authorities in the United States say a persistent strain of salmonella in poultry is responsible for numerous outbreaks among people.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labels strains of bacteria as persistent when they cause illnesses over months or years.
Salmonella infantis REPJFX01 “is a leading strain of salmonella found in chicken produced in the United States,” the CDC said on a new web page.
“In the past, REPJFX01 has spread to people through contaminated chicken in the United States and through exposures through international travel,” the agency said in a post last week.
Through 2022, data on 2,900 people infected with the multi-drug resistant strain had been reported to PulseNet, according to the CDC.
Those sickened reside in all 50 states, and illnesses were first reported in 2012.
There were outbreaks in British Columbia in 2014 and 2015.
