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Timeline for Reporting Cases of Salmonella Infection The time from when a person is exposed to Salmonella from contaminated food, water, or an infected animal or person to the confirmation that he or she is part of an outbreak is typically about 2–4 weeks. Person is exposed to Salmonella Time to Illness 1–3 days Person becomes ill Time to Health Care 1–5 days Stool sample requested Time to Diagnosis 1–3 days Salmonella identified Shipping Time 0–7 days Public health lab receives Salmonella strain Serotyping and “DNA Fingerprinting” Time 2–10 days Case reported as part of outbreak Total time: 2–4 weeks CS239852-A

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Page 1: Timeline for Reporting Cases of Salmonella Infection...Timeline for Reporting Cases of Salmonella Infection The time from when a person is exposed to Salmonella from contaminated food,

Timeline for Reporting Cases of Salmonella Infection

The time from when a person is exposed to Salmonella from contaminated food, water, or an infected animal or person to the confirmation that he or she is part of an outbreak is typically about 2–4 weeks.

Person is exposed to SalmonellaTime to Illness1–3 days

Person becomes illTime to Health Care1–5 days

Stool sample requestedTime to Diagnosis1–3 days

Salmonella identifiedShipping Time0–7 days

Public health lab receives Salmonella strainSerotyping and “DNA Fingerprinting” Time2–10 days

Case reported as part of outbreak

Total time: 2–4

weeks

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