Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Consumption of Pulled Pork at a Church Festival — Hamilton County, Ohio, 2010

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  On June 18, 2010, Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH), a local health department in Ohio, began receiving reports of gastrointestinal illness from persons who attended a church festival held during June 11-13 in a suburban community of Hamilton County. HCPH investigated and confirmed the existence of a foodborne outbreak associated with consumption of pulled pork prepared in a private home and sold at the church festival. Sixty-four attendees with gastroenteritis were identified. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (Salmonella Typhimurium) was found in stool specimens from three patients; no other pathogen was found. Because the outbreak was identified after the church festival had concluded, the environmental investigation was limited to interviews of food handlers. The primary public health interventions consisted of 1) active surveillance for additional cases of salmonellosis associated with the festival, 2) consultation with the festival organizers and food vendors to ensure the pork product was not resold or consumed elsewhere, 3) education of the festival organizers and food vendors about relevant public health regulations and food safety practices, 4) traceback of the implicated product to the retailer in Indiana, and 5) notification of the Indiana State Department of Health. The results of the investigation call attention to the public health implications of unregulated food service at events such as church festivals, which generally are exempt from public health inspection and licensure in Ohio. Food sold in such environments might place populations at risk for foodborne illness.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Feces Female Food Microbiology Holidays Humans Male Meat Middle Aged Religion Salmonella Salmonella Food Poisoning Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 62(51-52):1045-1047.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24381078
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4663695
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  51
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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