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‘One Health’ investigation: outbreak of human Salmonella Braenderup infections traced to a mail-order hatchery – United States, 2012–2013
- Source :
- Epidemiol Infect
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Abstract
- SUMMARYHuman salmonellosis linked to contact with live poultry is an increasing public health concern. In 2012, eight unrelated outbreaks of human salmonellosis linked to live poultry contact resulted in 517 illnesses. In July 2012, PulseNet, a national molecular surveillance network, reported a multistate cluster of a rare strain of Salmonella Braenderup infections which we investigated. We defined a case as infection with the outbreak strain, determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, with illness onset from 25 July 2012–27 February 2013. Ill persons and mail-order hatchery (MOH) owners were interviewed using standardized questionnaires. Traceback and environmental investigations were conducted. We identified 48 cases in 24 states. Twenty-six (81%) of 32 ill persons reported live poultry contact in the week before illness; case-patients named 12 different MOHs from eight states. The investigation identified hatchery D as the ultimate poultry source. Sampling at hatchery D yielded the outbreak strain. Hatchery D improved sanitation procedures and pest control; subsequent sampling failed to yield Salmonella. This outbreak highlights the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment and the importance of industry knowledge and involvement in solving complex outbreaks. Preventing these infections requires a ‘One Health’ approach that leverages expertise in human, animal, and environmental health.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Salmonella
medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary medicine
Adolescent
Epidemiology
medicine.disease_cause
Disease cluster
Poultry
Disease Outbreaks
Interviews as Topic
Young Adult
Environmental health
Zoonoses
medicine
Animals
Humans
Postal Service
Child
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
biology
Public health
Pulsenet
Outbreak
Infant
Salmonella enterica
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
Original Papers
Hatchery
United States
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Infectious Diseases
One Health
Geography
Child, Preschool
Salmonella Infections
Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epidemiol Infect
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e529d5956bf86628ed95d95c5adaec7b