Salmonella Agona Outbreak from Contaminated Aniseed, Germany

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Koch, Judith ; Schrauder, Annette ; Alpers, Katharina ; Werber, Dirk ; Frank, Christina ; Prager, Rita ; Rabsch, Wolfgang ; Broll, Susanne ; Feil, Fabian ; Roggentin, Peter ; Bockemühl, Jochen ; Tschäpe, Helmut ; Ammon, Andrea ; Stark, Klaus
• Description:
  A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Agona caused by aniseed-containing herbal tea occurred from October 2002 through July 2003 among infants in Germany. Consumers should adhere strictly to brewing instructions, although in exceptional cases this precaution may not be protective, particularly when preparing tea for vulnerable age groups.
• Subjects:
  Beverages Disease Outbreaks Food Microbiology Humans Infant Pimpinella Salmonella Enterica Salmonella Food Poisoning Seeds
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(7):1124-1127.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Germany
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b6cc0ec7c9ee449ca8c10b1a43e46086611b29efa1820ec6f831087f8162f131
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15736/cdc_15736_DS1.pdf
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