Titre :
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An outbreak of Salmonella Hadar associated with roast rabbit in a restaurant. (2000)
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Auteurs :
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Pierluigi BISBINI ;
Erica LEONI ;
Anna NANETTI ;
Department of Medicine and Public Health. Division of Hygiene. University of Bologna. ITA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 16, n° 7, 2000)
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Pagination :
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613-618
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Salmonellose
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Bactériose
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Infection
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Bactérie
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Alimentation
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Restaurant
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Epidémiologie
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Intoxication alimentaire
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Prévalence
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Homme
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Italie
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Europe
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Appareil digestif [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0x851nU. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. In August 1997, an outbreak of gastroenteritis from Salmonella Hadar phage type 2 occurred among customers of a restaurant in Rimini (Emilia-Romagna region, Italy). Twenty-nine people who had eaten food prepared in the restaurant on 2 or 3 August had symptoms of acute gastroenteritis. The infection was culture-confirmed in 24 cases and the stool specimens of four healthy people were positive for Salmonella Hadar. Twelve people had to be hospitalized and a 3-year old girl died. The case-control study identified roast rabbit as the likely vehicle of infection (OR : 6.00 ; CI 95% : 1.65-22.83). The microbiological investigation carried out on food taken from the restaurant confirmed high levels of Salmonella Hadar in a sample of roast rabbit. Since the rabbit was well cooked, the food contamination likely occurred after cooking. Poor hygienic conditions found in the restaurant, together with inappropriate food-handling practices and inadequate storage temperatures may have contributed to spread to other foods and the severity of the outbreak.
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