Salmonella enteriditis

Fyfe, L., Armstrong, F. and Stewart, J. (1998) Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enteriditis by combinations of plant oils and derivatives of benzoic acid the development of synergistic antimicrobial combinations. International journal of Antimicrobial Agents 9(3), 1 95-1 99. 

In the early 1990s, seientists discovered that more than half of the poultry that Americans consumed was contaminated by Salmonella Enteriditis, a virulent bacterium that causes diarrhea, fever, intestinal cramping, and more serious complications in immune compromised patients. Worse, as modern egg production facilities forced huge flocks of hens into close quarters, their ovaries became infected with Salmonella. As a result, the bacterium became an invisible contaminant of millions of eggs. Scientists estimated that one in ten thousand eggs was infected. Health experts estimated that 2-4 million cases of Salmonella poisoning occurred annually, resulting in around 2,000 deaths. ... 

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