Outbreak of Salmonella oranienburg infection in Japan.

نویسندگان

  • Sanpei Miyakawa
  • Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Motoshi Hattori
  • Katsumi Itoh
  • Takanori Kurazono
  • Fumio Amano
چکیده

We experienced five cases of Salmonella oranienburg infection in children living in Saitama prefecture. Thereafter the number of patients with S. oranienburg infection increased not only in Saitama (55 cases) but also in other parts of Japan in 1999 (1505 cases) in 1999. The source of S. oranienburg infection was identified as a snack made from semi-dry cuttlefish.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Salmonella Oranienburg involved in a variety of diseases.

Salmonellosis caused by contaminated cuttlefish chips spread throughout Japan from December 1998 to May 1999. We first identified Salmonella Oranienburg (1,2) and S. Chester (3,4) as causative agents. During the outbreak, we obtained 62 S. Oranienburg and 12 S. Chester isolates from diarrhealstools collected in Hyogo Prefecture in the central part of Japan. However, the source of isolation was ...

متن کامل

Investigation of a food-borne Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak in a Mexican prison.

INTRODUCTION Gastroenteritis outbreaks in prisons represent a public health risk worldwide. Identifying and characterizing the etiological agents of gastroenteritis outbreaks in prisons is important for implementing effective prevention and infection control measures. We present the first studied case of a gastroenteritis outbreak in a Mexican prison. METHODOLOGY Rectal swab samples were obta...

متن کامل

Salmonella enterica serovar Oranienburg outbreak in a veterinary medical teaching hospital with evidence of nosocomial and on-farm transmission.

Nosocomial salmonellosis continues to pose an important threat to veterinary medical teaching hospitals. The objectives of this study were to describe an outbreak of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Oranienburg within our hospital and to highlight its unique features, which can be used to help mitigate or prevent nosocomial outbreaks in the future. We retrospectively analyzed...

متن کامل

International outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg due to German chocolate

BACKGROUND This report describes a large international chocolate-associated Salmonella outbreak originating from Germany. METHODS We conducted epidemiologic investigations including a case-control study, and food safety investigations. Salmonella (S.) Oranienburg isolates were subtyped by the use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). RESULTS From 1 October 2001 through 24 March 2002, ...

متن کامل

First-trimester Septic Abortion Due to Salmonella enteritidis Oranienburg

BACKGROUND Septic abortion caused by transplacental salmonella infection is extremely rare; there are no reported cases of serotype oranienburg as an etiology. CASE We describe a patient with non-typhoidal Salmonella enteritidis serotype oranienburg as a cause of first-trimester pregnancy loss. The rapid progression of this patient's septicemia and adverse outcome is described. The epidemiolo...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of environmental biology

دوره 27 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006