TABLE 1.

Demographic information for the 12 outbreaks included in this study

Outbreak no.	Location	Date (yr)	Source	No. of isolates	Comment(s)	Reference
1	Kansas	1998	Food handler	6	161 cases at a school luncheon	27
2	Florida	1983	City water supply	5	865 cases	35
3	Kansas	1981	Raw milk (dairy A)	6		18
4	Vermont	1983	Raw milk	4		15
5	Vermont	1982	Raw milk	2	15 cases	40
6	Vermont	1986	Inadequately pasteurized milk	4	104 cases at a boarding school	1
7	Oklahoma	1988	Fecal contamination of milk	5	104 cases in 4 prisons	Not previously reported
8	New York	1986	Tuna salad	4	Prison outbreak	Not previously reported
9	Kansas	1988	Raw milk	4	87 cases at a bible school	Not previously reported
10	Wisconsin	1995	Tuna salad	2	79 cases at a summer camp	34
11	Maine	1989	Food handler	3	Restaurant associated	Not previously reported
12	Louisiana	1995	Contaminated garlic bread	2	30 cases, restaurant associated	Not previously reported