Multistate Shigellosis Outbreak and Commercially Prepared Food, United States

In 2000, shigellosis traced to a commercially prepared dip developed in 406 persons nationwide. An ill employee may have inadvertently contaminated processing equipment. This outbreak demonstrates the vulnerability of the food supply and how infectious organisms can rapidly disseminate through point...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kimura, Akiko C., Johnson, Kammy, Palumbo, Mary S., Hopkins, Jacqueline, Boase, Janice C., Reporter, Roshan, Goldoft, Marcia, Stefonek, Karen R., Farrar, Jeff A., Van Gilder, Thomas J., Vugia, Duc J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15207073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1006.030599
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Sumario:In 2000, shigellosis traced to a commercially prepared dip developed in 406 persons nationwide. An ill employee may have inadvertently contaminated processing equipment. This outbreak demonstrates the vulnerability of the food supply and how infectious organisms can rapidly disseminate through point-source contamination of a widely distributed food item.

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