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.
Fule
R P
RP
Department of Microbiology, V.N. Government Medical College, Yavatmal.
Ingole
K V
KV
Jalgaonkar
S V
SV
Moon
B U
BU
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000302:isolation & purification*