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A community outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium associated with an asymptomatic food handler in two local restaurants.
- Source :
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Journal of environmental health [J Environ Health] 2014 Sep; Vol. 77 (2), pp. 18-20. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Between January and April 2012, the city of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services investigated an outbreak involving 19 case patients who had tested positive for Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. All cases were residents of or traveled to the city of Long Beach, California, during their incubation period, and the majority of patients reported eating at one of two restaurants in Long Beach. This article describes the outbreak investigation that traced the source to an asymptomatic food handler working at both restaurants and highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for food handlers when faced with local outbreaks of diarrheal illness.
- Subjects :
- Aged, 80 and over
California epidemiology
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Food Handling
Humans
Infant
Salmonella Food Poisoning microbiology
Young Adult
Asymptomatic Infections epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Food Microbiology
Restaurants
Salmonella Food Poisoning epidemiology
Salmonella Food Poisoning transmission
Salmonella typhimurium isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-0892
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of environmental health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25226780