An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections linked to the consumption of imported horse meat in France.
In 2003, 14 cases of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport infections were reported. This is the first documented foodborne outbreak of multidrug-resistant S. Newport in France. The blaCMY gene was present in all isolates. All cases reported having eaten horse meat from a common wholesaler. The country of origin of the imported meat could not be identified.
Espié
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Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France. e.espie@invs.sante.fr
De Valk
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Vaillant
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V
Quelquejeu
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Le Querrec
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Weill
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
D001618:beta-Lactamases