title: A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora infection in Stockholm, Sweden.
abstract: During May and June 2009 an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection involving 12 laboratory-confirmed and 6 probable cases was detected in Stockholm County, Sweden. Imported sugar snap peas from Guatemala were the suspected vehicle, based on information obtained from patient questionnaires. This is the first reported outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Sweden and the second in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Insulander
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Svenungsson
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebbad
authors.forename: Lillemor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Jong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D021744:Cyclospora / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021866:Cyclosporiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000382:microbiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult