A summary of national reports of foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg infections in the United States:: Clues for disease prevention
A summary of national reports of foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg infections in the United States:: Clues for disease prevention
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DOI:
10.4315/0362-028x-69.5.1150
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发表时间:
2006-05-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Fry, AM
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作者:
Chittick, P;Sulka, A;Fry, AM
We analyzed national foodborne outbreak data from 1973 through 2001 to determine the proportion of Salmonella Heidelberg outbreaks caused by specific foods. Among 6,633 outbreaks with known etiology, 184 (3%) were caused by Salmonella Heidelberg. A vehicle was identified in 101 outbreaks; at least 53 were poultry or egg-related. Three outbreaks were attributed to egg consumption, 17 to consumption of egg-containing foods, 25 to poultry, and 8 to foods containing poultry and eggs. Efforts to reduce illness due to Salmonella Heidelberg should ensure that poultry and eggs are handled appropriately to minimize contamination and cross contamination.