title: An outbreak of salmonellosis following consumption of monkey meat.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lamabadusuriya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Devasiri
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Jayantha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chandrasiri
mesh_terms: 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