It's time for the Top 10 Outbreaks of 2025. Number 10 is the Sweet Cream Pastries Salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 18 people in seven states. Because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not release any information about this outbreak, we do not know the case count by state or the patient age range. The pastries were imported from Italy. The states where the patients lived were California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The last illness onset date was December 26, 2024. The outbreak was declared over in March 2025. Of the 12 patients who gave information about themselves to public health investigators, one person was hospitalized. Of seven people who responded, five, or 71%, said they ate pastries … [Read more...]