Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 infections associated with bagged salad mix in Norway, February to April 2011.

نویسندگان

  • E MacDonald
  • Bt Heier
  • T Stalheim
  • Ks Cudjoe
  • T Skjerdal
  • A Wester
  • Ba Lindstedt
  • L Vold
چکیده

In March 2011, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health identified a possible outbreak involving 21 cases of Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 infection with similar MLVA-profiles. Preliminary results of epidemiological and microbiological investigations indicate bagged salad mix containing radicchio rosso (also known as Italian chicory) as a possible source. As a result of the investigation, bagged salad mixes of a specific brand were voluntarily withdrawn from the market by the producer.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

دوره 16 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011