Salmonella surveillance report ; no. 70

For the Month of January 1968In January 1968, 1,362 isolations of salmonellae were reported from humans, an average of 272 isolations per week (Tables I, II, and V-A). This number represents a decrease of 70 (20.5 percent) from the weekly average of December 1967 and a decrease of 87 (24.2 percent) from the weekly average of January 1967.Reports of 579 nonhuman isolations of salmonellae were received during January, a decrease of 218 (27.4 percent) from December 1967 (Tables III, IV, and V-B).After 2 years as a member of the Salmonellosis Unit, Dr. Michael Treger has resigned from the Public Health Service to begin a private practice of veterinary medicine.We wish him further success in his new career.Mildred M. Galton In Memorium -- 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