Salmonella surveillance report ; no. 47, MARCH 30, 1966

For the Month of February 1966.During February, 1,149 isolations of salmonella from humans were reported. The average number of isolations per week (287) represented a decrease of 96 from January, 1966 and 51 from February, 1965. While the decrease during February followed the expected pattern, it dropped to the lowest number recorded for any one month since the same period during 1963 (See Figure 1).A total of 522 nonhuman recoveries were reported during February, representing a decrease of 3 from January.I. Summary -- II. Reports of Isolatons from the States -- III. Current Investigations -- IV. Reports from States -- V. Special Reports -- VI. International -- VII. Food and Feed Surveillance.196