Multicounty Outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni Linked to Ice in a Cooler at a County Fair - Illinois, August 2024.

IF 16.2 1区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Pub Date : 2026-02-26 DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7507a1

Katherine E Houser

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Abstract

On August 5, 2024, the Brown County (Illinois) Health Department (BCHD) was informed by the county sheriff that numerous potential jurors being screened for an upcoming trial had reported recently experiencing a gastrointestinal illness. One week later, on August 12, a laboratory-confirmed case of Salmonella enterica serotype Agbeni infection was reported to BCHD by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Investigation by BCHD identified seven laboratory-confirmed and six probable cases of S. enterica serotype Agbeni illness across five Illinois counties. All persons who became ill had attended the Brown County fair in rural Illinois during July 30-August 4 and reported drinking beer served from a cooler in the fair's beer tent. No other common food or environmental exposures were identified. The cooler containing the beer was reused for multiple days and not cleaned. A generative artificial intelligence tool (ChatGPT 4.0, OpenAI; 2024) was used to assist with hypothesis generation during the investigation, supplementing traditional epidemiologic methods and contributing to identification of a shared, nonfood vehicle of transmission. This outbreak highlights the role of standardized hygiene protocols for cooler sanitation and beverage storage and handling at public events.

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2024年8月，伊利诺斯州的一个县博览会上，多个县爆发的沙门氏菌与冷却器中的冰有关。

2024年8月5日，布朗县（伊利诺伊州）卫生部门（BCHD）接到县治安官的通知，许多即将进行审判的潜在陪审员最近报告称患有胃肠疾病。一周后，即8月12日，伊利诺伊州公共卫生部向BCHD报告了一例经实验室确诊的肠道沙门氏菌血清型阿格尼感染病例。BCHD的调查在伊利诺伊州5个县发现了7例经实验室确诊的肠链球菌血清型阿格尼病病例和6例可能病例。所有患病的人都参加了7月30日至8月4日在伊利诺斯州农村举行的布朗县集市，并报告说他们喝了集市啤酒帐篷里冷却器里的啤酒。没有发现其他常见的食物或环境暴露。装有啤酒的冷却器被重复使用了好几天，没有清洗。使用生成式人工智能工具（ChatGPT 4.0, OpenAI; 2024）协助在调查过程中生成假设，补充传统流行病学方法，并有助于识别共享的非食品传播媒介。这次疫情突出了在公共活动中冷却器卫生和饮料储存和处理的标准化卫生规程的作用。

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65.40

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0.90%

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309

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