title: Outbreak of Campylobacter enteritis associated with cross-contamination of food--Oklahoma, 1996.
abstract: On August 29, 1996, the Jackson County Health Department (JCHD) in southwestern Oklahoma notified the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) of a cluster of Campylobacter jejuni infections that occurred during August 16-20 among persons who had eaten lunch at a local restaurant on August 15. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases and indicates that C. jejuni infection was most likely acquired from eating lettuce cross-contaminated with raw chicken. This report also emphasizes the need to keep certain foods and cooking utensils separate during food handling.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012147:Restaurants