A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora infection in Stockholm, Sweden.
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.
Insulander
Mona
M
Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
Svenungsson
Bo
B
Lebbad
Marianne
M
Karlsson
Lillemor
L
de Jong
Birgitta
B
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