title: First report of a Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden outbreak on Reunion Island, France, August 2007.
abstract: An outbreak of gastroenteritis involving 26 guests of a wedding dinner occurred in August 2007 in Réunion Island, a French Overseas Department. Salmonella was isolated in 61.5% of cases and the two isolates serotyped were of serovar Weltevreden. We believe this to be the first food-borne outbreak due to S. enterica serovar Weltevreden described in Réunion Island. The epidemiological and environmental investigations of this outbreak did not provide enough evidence to identify a single vehicle of infection. It is necessary to improve surveillance of salmonellosis by multidisciplinary cooperation between clinicians, epidemiologists, microbiologists and veterinarians on Réunion Island.
authors.affiliation: Cellule interrégionale d'épidemiologie (CIRE) Réunion-Mayotte, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Réunion Island, France. Eric.DORTENZIO@sante.gouv.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Ortenzio
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Weill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ragonneau
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lebon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pierre