title: Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 13a infection in Sweden linked to imported dried-vegetable spice mixes, December 2014 to July 2015.
abstract: From 24 December to 24 July 2015, 174 cases were reported in a nationwide salmonellosis outbreak in Sweden: 108 cases were connected to a single restaurant. A spice mix, containing dried vegetables from the restaurant tested positive for the outbreak strain. Additional spice mixes with similar content from different suppliers also tested positive. The outbreak investigation suggests there could be a risk of contaminated products being also on the market in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jernberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hjertqvist
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sundborger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lofdahl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pääjärvi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sundqvist
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Löf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012147:Restaurants; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000145:classification*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017365:Spices / Q000382:microbiology*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014675:Vegetables / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult