FOODBORNE SHIGELLOSIS AT A COUNTRY FAIR

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Weissman, J. B. (Bureau of Epidemiology, CDC. Atlanta. Ga. 30333). S. V. Williams, A. R. Hinman, G. R. Haughie and E. J. Gangarosa. Foodborne shigellosis at a country fair. Am J Epidemiol 100: 178–185, 1974.—In July 1973 an explosive outbreak of 248 cases of shigellosis caused by Shigella sonnei occurred in Kendall, New York. Most cases occurred within a three-day time period; nearly all patients had attended an annual carnival in Kendall and had eaten at a smorgasbord the night before illness began to occur. Epidemiologic analysis implicated four food items with certain common ingredients as the vehicle of infection. S. sonnei was cultured from one of these four. Identification and education of persons involved in food preparation and handling at fairs and carnivals of this nature may help prevent similar outbreaks in the future.

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