An outbreak of Salmonella gastroenteritis in an urban jail.
An outbreak of gastroenteritis in New York City's largest jail involved 145 cases over a two-month period. The outbreak was unusual in that two Salmonella strains (serogroups B and D) were involved. Management of the outbreak involved screening kitchen workers by culture of stool samples, and education regarding personal hygiene. Obstacles to investigation and management of the outbreak arose out of the special nature of the jail environment; these included jurisdictional problems and high turnover of the inmate population.
Alcabes
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P
Montefiore-Rikers Island Health Services, East Elmhurst, New York 11370.
O'Sullivan
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B
Nadal
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E
Mouzon
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M
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011330:Prisons; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population