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. 2008 Feb;14(2):311–313. doi: 10.3201/eid1402.070666

Table 2. Median number of days from onset of symptoms to outbreak detection for outbreaks with confirmed etiology, 6 US states, 2002.

Confirmed etiologic agent No. (%) outbreaks with confirmed etiologic agent Median no. days from onset of symptoms to outbreak detection (range)
Salmonella spp. 20 (24) 16 (2–83)
Campylobacter spp. 3 (4) 8 (7–9)
Escherichia coli O157:H7 4 (5) 8 (7–18)
Norovirus 44 (53) 3 (0–11)
Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium perfringens 10 (12) 1 (0–3)