A salmonella has been isolated from 8 people and was confirmed as Salmonella heidelberg in 4 of these.
Local investigations indicate that cold chicken sandwich was the most likely vehicle of infection.
A large number of people had meals at the restaurant during the 4 day period and it is likely that travellers who ate there became ill in other parts of the province or in other jurisdictions. LCDC would be grateful for details of any possible associated cases. June was 312 per 100,000 population and was the highest reported in Manitoba since before 1970. Source - Dr. M. MacKay. Two of these warranted intensive follow up and proved to be negative for listeriosis on laboratory investigation.