An outbreak of salmonellosis following consumption of monkey meat.
An outbreak of salmonellosis due to consumption of monkey meat is reported among nine patients of whom one died. S. enteritidis phage type 8 was cultured from the stools of four patients. The spread of salmonellosis due to the consumption of monkey meat has not been reported before.
Lamabadusuriya
S P
SP
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
Perera
C
C
Devasiri
I V
IV
Jayantha
U K
UK
Chandrasiri
N
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013188:Sri Lanka