Outbreak of Salmonella Singapore associated with eating sushi.

نویسندگان

  • Jennifer Barralet
  • Russell Stafford
  • Chris Towner
  • Peta Smith
چکیده

Telephone interviews were initially conducted for fi ve cases using a hypothesis-generating questionnaire. These interviews revealed that all fi ve cases worked in the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) and had eaten takeaway sushi as a lunch meal in the fi ve days prior to their illness. Four cases reported eating takeaway sushi rolls from the same sushi takeaway outlet (outlet A) and one case from a different sushi outlet in the Brisbane CBD (outlet B).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

دوره 28 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004