A long-lasting outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium U323 associated with several pork products, Denmark, 2010.
Epidemiol Infect
; 141(2): 260-8, 2013 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22717213
ABSTRACT
This paper shows that control of foodborne disease outbreaks may be challenging even after establishing the source of infection. An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium U323 infections occurred in Denmark from March to September 2010, involving 172 cases. Before the detection of human cases, several positive isolates of the outbreak strain had been found in a particular pig slaughterhouse and thus early traceback, investigation and control measures were possible. Several batches of pork and pork products were recalled and the slaughterhouse was closed twice for disinfection. No single common food item was identified as the outbreak source, but repeated isolation of the outbreak strain from the slaughterhouse environment and in pork and products as well as patient interviews strongly suggested different pork products as the source of infection. Furthermore, a matched case-control study identified a specific ready-to-eat spreadable pork sausage (teewurst) as the source of a sub-outbreak (matched odds ratio 17, 95% confidence interval 2·1-130).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salmonella Food Poisoning
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Salmonella typhimurium
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Food Contamination
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Disease Outbreaks
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Foodborne Diseases
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Meat Products
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Epidemiol Infect
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark