What You Need To Know
NJDOH is working closely with CDC, FDA, and other state public health officials on a multistate Salmonellosis outbreak investigation linked to cantaloupes.
- Clinicians should order stool culture for patients when the clinical presentation or history suggests a possible Salmonella infection.
- Laboratories are required to submit all Salmonella isolates to PHEL within 3 days for further confirmation and characterization to aid in public health surveillance.
- All cases, clusters, and outbreaks should be reported to the Local Health Department where the patient resides; contact information is available at: localhealth.nj.gov
- Cases should be interviewed promptly using the Salmonella Case Report Form and information gathered should be entered into the DSQ (Sources of Infection and Risk Factors) section within CDRSS.