Salmonella Serotypes Associated with Illnesses after Thanksgiving Holiday, United States, 1998–2018

Abstract

We sought to determine which Salmonella serotypes cause illness related to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States and to foods disproportionately eaten then (e.g., turkey). Using routine surveillance for 1998–2018 and a case-crossover design, we found serotype Reading to be most strongly associated with Thanksgiving.

Keywords

• Salmonella
• Salmonella infection
• holidays
• food
• turkeys
• crossover studies