Sprout Outbreaks From 1996 to 2004
These tables show sprout outbreaks from 1996 to 2004. Only outbreaks with FDA involvement are shown.
Sprout Outbreaks, 1996 – 2004*
US FDA, Data as of 6/25/2004, J Sanders
Year | Vehicle | Agent | Cases | States |
1996 [a] | Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella Montevideo | 550 | CA, NV |
Clover sprouts | Salmonella meleagridis | 100 | CA, NV | |
1997 | Alfalfa & other sprouts | Salmonella infantis / Salmonella anatum | 109 | KS, MO |
Alfalfa sprouts | E. coli O157:H7 | 108 | MI, VA | |
Alfalfa & clover sprouts | Salmonella senftenberg | 60 | NV, CA | |
1998 | Alfalfa & clover sprouts | E. coli O157 NM | 8 | CA, NV |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella cubana | 22 | AZ, CA, MD, NM, UT | |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella Havana | 18 | AZ, CA | |
1999 | Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella Mbandaka | 83 | CA, ID, OR, WA |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella spp | 34 | MI | |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella muenchen | 38 | CA | |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella muenchen | 61 | CA, MI, WI | |
Clover sprouts | Salmonella saintpaul | 36 | CA | |
Clover & alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella typhimurium | 137 | CO, CT | |
2000 | Mung bean sprouts | Salmonella enteritidis | 75 | CA |
2001 | Mung bean sprouts | Salmonella enteritidis | 26 | HI |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella kottbus | 32 | CA, AZ, CO, NM | |
Mung bean sprouts | Salmonella enteritidis | 30 | FL | |
2002 | Alfalfa sprouts | E. coli O157: NM | 5 | CA |
Mung bean sprouts | Salmonella enteritidis | 16 | ME | |
2003 | Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella saintpaul | 8 | OR, WA |
Alfalfa sprouts | E. coli O157: NM | 13 | CO, WY | |
Alfalfa sprouts [b] | E. coli O157:H7 | 5 | CA | |
Alfalfa sprouts | E. coli O157:H7 | 6 | MN | |
Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella chester / sandiego | 20 | OR | |
2004 | Alfalfa sprouts | Salmonella Bovismorbificans | 33 | OR, WA, ML |
Alfalfa sprouts | E. coli 0157:NM | 3 | GA |
Year | Outbreaks | Cases | Alfalfa sprouts | Clover sprouts | Mung bean sprouts | Other Sprout |
1996 | 2 | 650 | 1 | 1 | ||
1997 | 3 | 277 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
1998 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 1 | ||
1999 | 6 | 389 | 5 | 2 | ||
2000 | 1 | 75 | 1 | |||
2001 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 2 | ||
2002 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | ||
2003 | 5 | 52 | 5 | |||
2004 | 2 | 36 | 2 | |||
Total | 27 | 1636 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Total # of sprout outbreaks, 1996-2004: 27
Total # of cases: approximately: 1636
· Data reflects only sprout outbreaks with FDA involvement
· Environmental/agricultural practices not investigated for all outbreaks listed
*Data as of 6/25/2004 Jsanders
Notes from the SproutNet
[a] There was a reported salmonella outbreak in Virginia in 1996. See: An Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Eating Alfalfa Sprouts, Lexington, Virginia, Elizabeth Barrett, D.M.D., M.S.P.H, Cindy Chaos M.P .H., February 1996[b] I believe this is a mistake. It is a repeat of the 2002 alfalfa sprout outbreak of 0157 in CA involving 5 people. The outbreak happened in 2002 and the report came out in 2003.