Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010

Angie Bone, Harold Noël, Simon Le Hello, N. Pihier, Corinne Danan, Marie‐Eve Raguenaud, S Salah, Hédia Bellali, V Vaillant, François‐Xavier Weill,

Eurosurveillance · 2010 · 92 citations · 40 references

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In May 2010, a nationwide excess of infections with the specific monophasic variant Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- was investigated in France. Subtyping with multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis revealed a distinct epidemic strain within this excess. Epidemiological investigations identified a dried pork sausage sold by a particular chain of supermarkets as the likely vehicle of transmission. The suspected batches have been withdrawn and recalled.

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