Multiple-Serotype Salmonella Gastroenteritis Outbreak After a Reception — Connecticut, 2009

• Published in: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 59; no. 34; pp. 1093 - 1097
• Main Authors: Mank, L, Mandour, M, Rabatsky-Ehr, T, Phan, Q, Krasnitski, J, Brockmeyer, J, Bushnell, L, Applewhite, C, Cartter, M, Kattan, J
• Format: Journal Article Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 03.09.2010; U.S. Government Printing Office
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Causes of; Connecticut; Connecticut - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Diseases; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Female; Food consumption; Food Contamination; Food service industries; Foodborne illnesses; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - microbiology; Humans; Hygiene; Male; Middle Aged; Public health; Salmonella; Salmonella enterica - classification; Salmonella enterica - genetics; Salmonella enterica - isolation & purification; Salmonella food poisoning; Salmonella Food Poisoning - epidemiology; Serotyping; Specimens; Connecticut

In September 2009, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) identified an outbreak of Salmonella gastroenteritis among attendees at a reception. A case-control study and environmental and laboratory investigations were conducted. Nine case-patients and 14 control subjects were identified. P...