title: Outbreak of Shigella sonnei infection in Norway linked to consumption of fresh basil, October 2011.
abstract: We report a Shigella sonnei outbreak of 46 cases that occurred in Norway during October 2011. Two municipalities were involved. A large cluster (42 cases)was concentrated in north Norway, while a smallcluster (4 cases) occurred in the south-east region.Epidemiological evidence and trace back investigations have linked the outbreak to the consumption of imported fresh basil. The product has been withdrawn from the market. No further cases have been reported since 25 October.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway. BernardoRafael.Guzman.Herrador@fhi.no
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guzman-Herrador
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vold
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Comelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Heier
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Stavnes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jensvoll
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindegard Aanstad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Severinsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aasgaard Grini
authors.forename: Ø
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Werner Johansen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cudjoe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nygard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D018649:Ocimum basilicum / Q000382:microbiology*; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D055815:Young Adult