Multistate Shigellosis Outbreak and Commercially Prepared Food, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kimura, Akiko C. ; Johnson, Kammy ; Palumbo, Mary S. ; Hopkins, Jacqueline ; Boase, Janice C. ; Reporter, Roshan ; Goldoft, Marcia ; Stefonek, Karen R. ; Farrar, Jeff A. ; Van Gilder, Thomas J. ; Vugia, Duc J.
• Description:
  In 2000, shigellosis traced to a commercially prepared dip developed in 406 persons nationwide. An ill employee may have inadvertently contaminated processing equipment. This outbreak demonstrates the vulnerability of the food supply and how infectious organisms can rapidly disseminate through point-source contamination of a widely distributed food item.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch DNA, Bacterial Dysentery, Bacillary Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Female Food-Processing Industry Foodborne Diseases Food Microbiology Gastroenteritis Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Shigella Sonnei

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(6):1147-1149.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:82249e474c1de33884a0552ef85a87edfa9ec546ef5fb1a4a77d2e815bd80a5f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7729/cdc_7729_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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