Outbreak of food poisoning due to Salmonella paratyphi A var durazzo (2,12:a:-) in Yavatmal (Maharashtra) in May 1995.

Thirty three patients presented with acute diarrhoea and vomiting, 12-24 h after consuming vegetarian food. Twenty three patients developed high grade fever, with two patients developing complications. Salmonella paratyphi A var durazzo was isolated from 12 faecal samples. This serovar of Salmonella as a causative organism of food poisoning is unusual.