Yersinia enterocolitica Outbreak Associated with Ready-to-Eat Salad Mix, Norway, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  MacDonald, Emily ; Heier, Berit Tafjord ; Nygård, Karin ; Stalheim, Torunn ; Cudjoe, Kofitsyo S. ; Skjerdal, Taran ; Wester, Astrid Louise ; Lindstedt, Bjørn-Arne ; Stavnes, Trine-Lise ; Vold, Line
• Description:
  In 2011, an outbreak of illness caused by Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 in Norway was linked to ready-to-eat salad mix, an unusual vehicle for this pathogen. The outbreak illustrates the need to characterize isolates of this organism, and reinforces the need for international traceback mechanisms for fresh produce.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Child Disease Outbreaks Female Food Microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Serotyping Yersinia Infections Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(9):1496-1499.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Norway
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9d1dbb500d36052d5b9b08858e8ecca3e88372f2982f5bdef06442e63354c865
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18732/cdc_18732_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 325.08 KB ]