Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010.
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 The suspected batches have been withdrawn and recalled.
Bone
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A
Institut de veille sanitaire, St Maurice, France. a.bone@invs.sante.fr
Noel
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H
Le Hello
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S
Pihier
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N
Danan
C
C
Raguenaud
M E
ME
Salah
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S
Bellali
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H
Vaillant
V
V
Weill
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FX
Jourdan-da Silva
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N
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