An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis food poisoning following consumption of chicken shawarma: A brief epidemiological investigation
| Autor: | Mandal Jharna, Pallam Gopichand, Surendran Deepanjali, Bammigatti Chanaveerappa, D Sarumathi, Kaliyappan Anupriya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Salmonella Salmonella enteritidis viruses medicine.disease_cause General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Animals Humans Potential source General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Food poisoning General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Brief Report digestive oral and skin physiology Outbreak virus diseases Odds ratio General Medicine Articles Tertiary care hospital biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease foodborne disease outbreaks digestive system diseases Case-Control Studies Food Microbiology Salmonella Food Poisoning business Chickens gastroenteritis |
| Zdroj: | F1000Research |
| ISSN: | 2046-1402 |
| Popis: | Background: Shawarma, a popular meat-based fast food could be a source of foodborne outbreak due to non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS). A clustering of acute gastrointestinal (GI) illness following intake of chicken shawarma occurred primarily among the staff and students of a tertiary care hospital in southern India. Methods: A case-control study was conducted among 348 undergraduate medical students (33 cases, 315 controls). Data was collected using direct interviews and a simple online questionnaire. Epidemiological associations of GI illness were evaluated at three levels of exposure namely-eating food from any restaurant, eating food from the implicated food outlet, eating chicken shawarma from the implicated outlet. Results: Of 33 cases, 26 had consumed food from a particular food outlet, 4 from other outlets, and 3 did not report eating out. Consumption of food from the suspected food outlet was significantly associated with GI illness (odds ratio 121.8 [95% CI 28.41 to 522.66]; PSalmonella Enteritidis. Conclusions: Meat-based shawarma is a potential source of NTS infection. Food safety authorities should enforce guidelines for safe preparation and sale of shawarmas and similar products. |
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