Keywords
Salmonella outbreaks
Epidemiologic surveillance
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Abstract
Salmonella is a bacterial group that may cause gastroenteritis, transmitted to humans by contaminated foods of animal origin as meat, eggs, milk and others. Salmonella Enteritidis is the one of most common serotype in the world, caused principally by raw or undercooked eggs. This article summarizes the findings of the foodborne outbreak investigation occurred among consumers of a restaurant, on December 22-23, 2006, in the city of São Paulo. A total of 24 cases were identified among 29 persons interviewed (attack rate = 82.8%). The median age was 27 years old (range 5-62 years); 83% were female. More than 50% of cases presented diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, vomit, nausea and headache; three were hospitalized; no death. S. Enteritidis was isolated in stool samples of cases and in the glass of liquefier utilized to prepare the “patê de ricota”, risk food associated with the outbreak
(RR=1,5; CI 95% = 1,05-2,14; p < 0,05). Sanitary measures were taken to prevent new cases or outbreaks.
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Copyright (c) 2008 Geraldine Madalosso, Sheila do Nascimento Brito, Eliana Izabel Pavanello Pavanello, Sônia Regina T. S. Ramos, Evanise Segala Araújo, Rosana Alves Rodrigues Jurado, Margareth Cristina Borghi, Maria Bernadete de Paula Eduardo