CDC: Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Contact with Pet Store Puppies

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Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Contact with Pet Store Puppies

Published on December 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET


CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections linked to puppies purchased from pet stores.



Latest Outbreak Information





At A Glance

• Reported Cases: 30
• States: 13
• Hospitalizations: 4
• Deaths: 0

• 30 people infected with the outbreak strain of Campylobacter jejuni have been reported from 13 states.
  • 4 hospitalizations have been reported. No deaths have been reported.
• Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with puppies, especially those at pet stores, is the likely source of this outbreak.
• Among 24 people interviewed,
  • 21 (88%) of the 24 people reported contact with a puppy.
  • 15 (71%) of these 21 people reported contact with a puppy from a pet store.
  • 12 (80%) of these 15 people were linked to Petland, a national pet store chain.
  • 5 (42%) of these 12 people were Petland employees.
• Laboratory evidence indicates that bacteria from ill people in this outbreak are closely related genetically to bacteria from ill people in the 2016–2018 outbreak of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter infections linked to pet store puppies.
• Campylobacter bacteria isolated from clinical samples from ill people in this outbreak are resistant to commonly recommended, first-line antibiotics. For more information, see CDC’s Advice to Clinicians.
• The investigation is ongoing. CDC will provide updates when more information is available...