title: Multinational outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infection during an international youth ice hockey competition in Riga, Latvia, preliminary report, March and April 2015.
abstract: A multinational outbreak of salmonellosis linked to the Riga Cup 2015 junior ice-hockey competition was detected by the Finnish health authorities in mid-April and immediately notified at the European Union level. This prompted an international outbreak investigation supported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. As of 8 May 2015, seven countries have reported 214 confirmed and suspected cases, among which 122 from Finland. The search for the source of the outbreak is ongoing.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Department of Infectious Diseases Surveillance and Control, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pesola
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Parn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huusko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perevosčikovs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ollgren
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmenlinna
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lienemann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gossner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danielsson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rimhanen-Finne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005062:European Union; D005260:Female; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*