Most salmonella illnesses are caused by a few very dangerous strains of the bacteria One of the most common strains, Salmonella Kentucky, causes fewer than 1% of illnesses in humans Three other strains cause as many as four out of five cases of Salmonella food poisoning, researchers found WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Most salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry are caused by just a few strains of the diarrhea-causing bacteria, a new study finds. There are more than 2,600 different types of salmonella bacteria, but only three strains are most likely to cause illness in humans, researchers report. Interestingly, one of the most common types found in U.
S. chicken -- -- causes less than 1% of human cases of illness, researchers said. On the other hand, 69% to 83% of illnesses were caused by the salmonella strains or , according to a report published recently in the .
These results support a new tack being taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to shift its tracking and detecting to the most dangerous salmonella strains, said researcher , an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
“Over the last 20 years, the poultry industry has done a really good job of lowering the frequency of salmonella in poultry,” Stasiewicz said in a university news release. “However, the number of people who are getting sick from these pathogens hasn’t declined.” “The U.
S. Department of Agriculture is co.