Wednesday, 6 September 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness - South Korea (02): (NJ) fast food restaurant burger, poss EHEC

Foodborne Illness -- South Korea
It is confirmed that there was a foodborne illness outbreak attributed to consumption of hamburger at a fast food restaurant in Jeonju, Korea on 25 Aug 2017. The suspected pathogen is not norovirus but _E. coli_. There has been no report of norovirus related outbreak or cases in the past few months in Korea.
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EpiCore Global Surveillance Project Member
Sangwoo Tak
Korea University
[ProMED-mail thanks EpiCore Global Surveillance Project member Sangwoo Tak for this information. _E.

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