Salmonella Cucumber Outbreak quantity rises, some linked to Cruise Ships

As of Might 30, 2025, a complete of 45 folks contaminated with the outbreak pressure of Salmonella have been reported from 18 states. Eight sick folks reported taking a cruise throughout the seven days previous to changing into sick, all departing from areas in Florida. Three folks traveled on the identical ship. Sick folks have been aboard 6 totally different cruise ships that departed the USA between March 30 and April 12. Diseases began on dates starting from April 2, 2025, to Might 10, 2025. Of the 40 folks with info out there, 16 have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.

Alabama 1, California 1, Colorado 1, Florida 6, Georgia 7, Illinois 4, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Kentucky 1, Massachusetts 1, Michigan 2, North Carolina 3, New York 3, Ohio 4, Pennsylvania 3, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 1 and Virginia 3.

DNA fingerprinting is carried out on micro organism utilizing a technique referred to as complete genome sequencing (WGS). WGS confirmed that micro organism from sick folks’s samples are intently associated genetically. This implies that individuals on this outbreak bought sick from the identical meals.

Individuals reported shopping for and consuming cucumbers from a wide range of areas together with grocery shops, eating places, hospitals and on cruise ships. FDA’s traceback investigation recognized Bedner Growers Inc. because the frequent grower of cucumbers on this outbreak.

FDA performed an inspection at Bedner Farms Inc. in April 2025 as a observe as much as a earlier outbreak. Throughout their inspection, environmental samples have been collected. An environmental pattern was recognized because the outbreak pressure of Salmonella.

As a part of this investigation, FDA collected a product pattern of Bedner Growers, Inc., cucumbers from a distribution heart in Pennsylvania. Salmonella was detected within the pattern of cucumbers. Entire Genome Sequencing evaluation decided that the product pattern contained Salmonella Montevideo, which matched the pressure of Salmonella linked to sicknesses on this outbreak.

Different varieties of Salmonella have been detected within the cucumber pattern collected, originating from Bedner Growers, Inc. Along with Salmonella Montevideo, a number of different strains of Salmonella, unrelated to this outbreak investigation, matched different isolates within the Nationwide Middle for Biotechnology Info’s database that occurred in 2025 and former years. CDC is working to find out if further human sicknesses match these further strains. Additional evaluation of the pattern is pending.

CDC advises companies to not promote or serve complete cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. and distributed by Recent Begin Produce Gross sales, Inc. between April 29, 2025, and Might 19, 2025, whereas the investigation is ongoing. When you have any complete cucumbers in your house and might’t inform the place they’re from, throw them out.