Salmonella surveillance report ; no. 79

For the Month of October 1968This issue of the Salmonella Surveillance Report includes reports of a large outbreak of typhoid fever, 2 foodborne outbreaks of salmonellosis, and 6 outbreaks caused by infected household pets.In October 1968, 2,292 isolations of salmonellae were reported from humans, an average of 458 isolations per week (Table I, II, and V-A). This number represents a decrease of 65 (12.4 percent) from the weekly average of September 1968 and an increase of 41 (9.8 percent) over the weekly average of October 1967.Reports of 714 nonhuman isolations of salmonellae were received during October 1968 (Tables III, IV, and V-B).I. Summary -- II. Reports of Isolations from the States -- III. Current Investigations -- IV. Reports from States -- V. Special Reports -- VI. International -- VII. Food and Feed Surveillance.196