Epidemiological investigation of a foodborne disease outbreak caused by Vibro parahaemolyticus

Autor: WU Lizhu, GAO Hongmei, YANG Yang, MA Ying
Jazyk: čínština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Shanghai yufang yixue, Vol 34, Iss 6, Pp 587-590 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1004-9231
DOI: 10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21590
Popis: ObjectiveTo investigate a foodborne disease outbreak and identify the pathogenic factors in order to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents.MethodsEpidemiological study, on-site food hygiene investigation, and laboratory testing were used to analyze the cause of outbreak in Company A.ResultsA total of 24 confirmed cases were screened out. The major clinical symptoms were diarrhea (100.0%), stomachache (100.0%), and vomiting (41.7%). Samples from 24 patients were tested positive for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and were homologous by Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) phylogenetic study. According to the result of case-control study, eating glass noodles salad at the dinner and supper on July 16th, 2019 was the risk factor (OR=15.71,95%CI:1.90‒129.71).ConclusionThis foodborne disease outbreak was caused by glass noodles salad cross contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
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