More than 80 patients reported in new Salmonella outbreak

Public health officials have not determined the source of the pathogen

The FDA is reporting a new outbreak from Salmonella Newport with 84 patients identified. The source of the pathogen has not yet been determined.

The agency has not reported how old the patients are, where they live, whether any have required hospitalization, or whether any have died. The FDA has begun traceback efforts but is not reporting what food is being traced.

As of Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration’s outbreak table has 19 entries totaling 12,201 people sick.

Among the outbreak news, is that the FDA has closed its investigation into a fatal outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes traced to Requeson/Soft Ricotta Cheese from Clover Hill Dairy. The outbreak sickened 15 people from four states. The FDA first reported the outbreak on June 3, 2026.

Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 6, 2023, to July 8, 2026. Of 13 people interviewed, five reported eating requeson made by Clover Hill Dairy. There have been 14 hospitalizations and one death reported. It is particularly difficult to investigate Listeria outbreaks because it can take up to 70 days for symptoms to develop. 

For six outbreaks from the Cyclospora parasite from unknown sources that have sickened people in 48 states and the District of Columbia, the FDA is reporting 281 patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA are also tracking an outbreak of Cyclospora infections associated with iceberg lettuce that had sickened 10,930 from 17 states as of Aug. 20.

All in all, the CDC is reporting at least 11,488 Cyclospora patients who have not yet been confirmed but who have been reported. This is because some sick people do not seek medical attention and others are not specifically tested for the parasite. The CDC reports that for every Cyclospora patient identified there are as many as 83 who go undetected.

Coral Beach

Managing Editor Coral Beach is a print journalist with more than 35 years experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, trade publications and freelance clients including the Kansas City Star and Independence Examiner.

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