title: Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010.
abstract: In May 2010, a nationwide excess of infections with the specific monophasic variant Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- was investigated in France. Subtyping with multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis revealed a distinct epidemic strain within this excess. Epidemiological investigations identified a dried pork sausage sold by a particular chain of supermarkets as the likely vehicle of transmission. The suspected batches have been withdrawn and recalled.
authors.affiliation: Institut de veille sanitaire, St Maurice, France. a.bone@invs.sante.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bone
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Le Hello
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pihier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danan
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Raguenaud
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bellali
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaillant
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Weill
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jourdan-da Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping; D055815:Young Adult