Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection Associated With Eating Fresh Parsley--United States and Canada, July-August 1998
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Two outbreaks of Shigella infection in Minnesota were traced to contaminated parsley eaten in restaurants. The Minnesota Department of Health laboratory tested stool samples from some affected diners and found the bacterium Shigella sonnei. They used the PulseNet national molecular subtyping network to transmit this information other state laboratories. In this way, six similar outbreaks were identified in California, Massachusetts, and Florida in the US and in Ontario and Alberta in Canada. This illustrates how the use of PFGE and PulseNet can identify clusters of disease. Many Shigella isolates were resistant to many of the drugs used to treat shigellosis.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Scombroid Fish Poisoning--Pennsylvania, 1998
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In December, 1998, four people developed scombroid fish poisoning after eating tuna fish salad at a restaurant in Chester County, PA. Scombroid fish poisoning occurs when bacteria grow on the fish and produce histamine. When the fish samples were tested, their histamine levels were five times higher than normal. An investigation revealed that the fish had been caught in the Gulf of Mexico using the long-line method. This technique uses a line up to 60 miles long with up to 3,000 baited hooks. Once a fish is hooked, it may be on the line for up to 20 hours.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Scombroid fish poisoning associated with tuna steaks - Louisiana and Tennessee, 2006
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The results from an epidemiologic investigation of Scombroid fish poisoning, an acute illness associated with eating tuna steaks is described. The cases highlight the importance of timely communication among health-care prefessionals.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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