Τίτλος:
Salmonellosis outbreak with novel Salmonella enterica subspecies
enterica serotype (11:z41:e,n,z15) attributable to sesame products in
five European countries, 2016 to 2017
Περίληψη:
In spring 2016, Greece reported an outbreak caused by a previously
undescribed Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype (antigenic
formula 11:z41:e,n,z15) via the Epidemic Intelligence Information System
for Food-and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses (EPIS-FWD), with
epidemiological evidence for sesame products as presumptive vehicle.
Subsequently, Germany, Czech Republic, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom
(UK) reported infections with this novel serotype via EPIS-FWD.
Concerned countries in collaboration with the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA) adopted a common outbreak case definition. An outbreak case was
defined as a laboratory-confirmed notification of the novel Salmonella
serotype. Between March 2016 and April 2017, 47 outbreak cases were
notified (Greece: n = 22; Germany: n = 13; Czech Republic: n = 5;
Luxembourg: n = 4; UK: n = 3). Whole genome sequencing revealed the very
close genetic relatedness of isolates from all affected countries.
Interviews focusing on sesame product consumption, suspicious food item
testing and trace-back analysis following Salmonella spp. detection in
food products identified a company in Greece where sesame seeds from
different countries were processed. Through European collaboration, it
was possible to identify and recall sesame spread as one contaminated
food item serving as vehicle of infection and trace it back to its
origin.
Συγγραφείς:
Meinen, Anika
Simon, Sandra
Banerji, Sangeeta
Szabo, Istvan
and Malorny, Burkhard
Borowiak, Maria
Hadziabdic, Sead and
Becker, Natalie
Luber, Petra
Lohr, Dorothee
Harms, Carolin
and Plenge-Boenig, Anita
Mellou, Kassiani
Mandilara, Georgia and
Mossong, Joel
Ragimbeau, Catherine
Weicherding, Pierre
Hau,
Patrick
Dedicova, Daniela
Safarikova, Lucie
Nair, Satheesh
and Dallman, Timothy J.
Larkin, Lesley
McCormick, Jacquelyn and
De Pinna, Elizabeth
Severi, Ettore
Kotila, Saara
Niskanen,
Taina
Rizzi, Valentina
Deserio, Domenico
Flieger, Antje and
Stark, Klaus
