Salmonella agona outbreak from contaminated aniseed, Germany.
A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Agona caused by aniseed-containing herbal tea occurred from October 2002 through July 2003 among infants in Germany. Consumers should adhere strictly to brewing instructions, although in exceptional cases this precaution may not be protective, particularly when preparing tea for vulnerable age groups.
Koch
Judith
J
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. KochJ@rki.de
Schrauder
Annette
A
Alpers
Katharina
K
Werber
Dirk
D
Frank
Christina
C
Prager
Rita
R
Rabsch
Wolfgang
W
Broll
Susanne
S
Feil
Fabian
F
Roggentin
Peter
P
Bockemühl
Jochen
J
Tschäpe
Helmut
H
Ammon
Andrea
A
Stark
Klaus
K
D001628:Beverages / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D028042:Pimpinella / Q000382:microbiology*; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012639:Seeds / Q000382:microbiology