ABSTRACT
An outbreak of the monophasic variant of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,[5],12:i:- occurred in November and December 2011 in France. Epidemiological investigation and food investigation with the help of supermarket loyalty cards suggested dried pork sausage from one producer as the most likely source of the outbreak. Despite the absence of positive food samples, control measures including withdrawal and recall were implemented.
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Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , Food Microbiology , Meat/microbiology , Salmonella Food Poisoning/epidemiology , Salmonella enterica/isolation & purification , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Epidemiologic Methods , Female , France/epidemiology , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Salmonella Food Poisoning/transmission , Salmonella enterica/classification , Serotyping , Swine , Young AdultABSTRACT
This paper reports on several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in 65 clusters were reported from five European countries: the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark. The article describes the available epidemiological and microbiological evidence of these outbreaks.
