Salmonella Table 1


                                                                           
                                                                                
         Reported Salmonella enteritidis outbreaks in the U.S.                  
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     Year                               Outbreaks Cases Deaths                  
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     1985                                   26    1,166    1                    
     1986                                   48    1,539    6                    
     1987                                   53    2,498   15                    
     1988                                   40    1,010    8                    
     1989                                   77    2,394   14                    
     1990*                                  49    1,646    2                    
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     TOTAL                                  293   10,253   46                   
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     * Data as of October 31, 1990.