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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Large outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis PT8 in Portsmouth, UK, associated with a restaurant
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 140, No. 10, Year 2012
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Description
Seventy-five individuals with Salmonella infection were identified in the Portsmouth area during August and September 2009, predominantly Salmonella Enteritidis phage type 8. Five patients were admitted to hospital. A case-case comparison study showed that a local restaurant was the most likely source of the infection with a risk of illness among its customers 25-fold higher than that of those who did not attend the restaurant. A case-control study conducted to investigate specific risk factors for infection at the restaurant showed that eating salad was associated with a threefold increase in probability of illness. Changing from using ready washed lettuces to lettuces requiring washing and not adhering strictly to the 48 hours exclusion policy for food handlers with diarrhoea were likely to have contributed to the initiation and propagation of this outbreak. Possibilities for cross-contamination and environmental contamination were identified in the restaurant. © 2011 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Severi, Ettore
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Booth, Linda V.
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Cleary, Paul Robert
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Ihekweazu, Chikwe A.
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0950268811002615
ISSN:
14694409
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Case-Control Study