Clinical picture • Clinical picture of acute salmonellosis, defined as at least one of the following four symptoms: diarrhea* • cramp-like abdominal pain • vomiting • fever* additional information: Samonella can also cause generalized (septicemia) and localized infections outside the intestinal tract (for example: arthritis, endocarditis, pyelonephritis). These should in case of an acute infection also be reported. The reactive arthritis, which may also be caused by Salmonella infection, is not to be reported. Laboratory diagnosed Positive finding using the following method: • Direct detection of pathogen: isolation of pathogen (culture) Additional information: Results of identified serogroup and lysotype should also be reported. Epidemiological confirmation Epidemiological confirmation, defined as at least one of the following three constellations while taking into account the incubation period (about 6 to 72 hours):