Multistate Shigellosis Outbreak and Commercially Prepared Food, United States

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.

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Multistate Shigellosis Outbreak and Commercially Prepared Food, United States

Published Date:

Jun 2004

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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(6):1147-1149.

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Kimura, Akiko C. ; Johnson, Kammy ; Palumbo, Mary S. ; Hopkins, Jacqueline ; Boase, Janice C. ; ... More ▼

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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.

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