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An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007
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Laboratory Surveillance SystemPathogen DetectionDenmark 2007Routine Pfge TypingVeterinary MicrobiologyBeef SausageVerocytotoxin-producing EscherichiaInfection ControlAntimicrobial ResistanceHealth SciencesMicrobial ToxinFoodborne PathogensVtec IsolatesPathogen CharacterizationClinical MicrobiologyFoodborne IllnessPathogenesisMicrobiologyMedicineDiagnostic Microbiology
An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O26:H11 occurred in Denmark from February to April 2007. The outbreak was detected at Statens Serum Institut (Danish National Institute of Health, SSI) on 9 March by routine PFGE typing of VTEC isolates collected as part of the laboratory surveillance system.