Thursday 29 June 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, serotype anatum - USA: imported hot peppers, 2016

Salmonella -- United States
Foodborne salmonellosis causes an estimated one million illnesses and 400 deaths annually in the USA (1). _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Anatum is one of the top 20 Salmonella serotypes in the USA. During 2013-2015 there were approximately 300-350 annual illnesses reported to PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance. In June 2016, PulseNet identified a cluster of 16 _S._ Anatum infections with an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

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