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The article reports an outbreak of Salmonella litchfield from May 31 to July 19, 2007, presumed to have originated from a hotel restaurant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. An overview of the epidemiologic and environmental investigation which was undertaken during the outbreak is presented. A list of the food items that were consumed by the 30 case-patients and 39 controls is given. Also discussed are the probable causes of the Salmonellosis and the incidents that led to the outbreak.

Toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a caprine fetus from a farm in Stonington, Conn. Placenta had multiple areas of focal necrosis and calcification. Toxoplasma was found in the placenta and in the fetal liver and heart. The doe had an indirect hemagglutination (IHA) titer of 1:2,048 to T gondii 2 days after abortion. There was no other abortifacient agent isolated. Serologic survey on the farm showed that the remaining 4 adult goats, the 8 sheep, the 4 cats, and the 4 persons on the farm had antibody to T gondii. One of the goats had an IHA titer of 1:2,048 at about 3 months after abortion, and 1 of the ewes had an IHA titer of 1:2,048 at about 5 months after abortion.