Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef, 2004

2004 outbreak investigation of Salmonella Typhimurium infections associated with ground beef in the United States. The dataset likely contains case information from a multistate investigation involving 31 patient isolates from nine states and the District of Columbia. The investigation was conducted by state health departments, the CDC, and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Use Cases

• Trace outbreak sources based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns mentioned in the description
• Analyze temporal patterns of illness onset based on the described date range from August to October 2004
• Model geographic spread of foodborne pathogens based on the multistate coverage across nine states
• Study antimicrobial susceptibility patterns based on the description of isolates being susceptible to all agents tested

Strengths

• Describes a specific outbreak with 31 patient isolates from a defined 2004 time period
• Includes molecular subtyping data (PFGE patterns) for pathogen characterization
• Covers a multistate investigation across nine U.S. states and the District of Columbia

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Public health surveillance and outbreak investigation by state and federal agencies.

Time Range

August - October 2004

Geography

United States (Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, District of Columbia)