Campylobacter -- United States
_Campylobacter_ causes an estimated 1.3 million diarrheal illnesses in the USA annually (1). In August 2017, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of 6 _Campylobacter jejuni_ infections linked to company A, a national pet store chain based in Ohio. CDC examined whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data and identified 6 isolates from company A puppies in Florida that were highly related to an isolate from a company A customer in Ohio. This information prompted a multistate investigation by
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