Saturday, 21 December 2019

PRO/EDR> Shewanella haliotis - USA: (NY) appendiceal abscesses, raw fish consump

Foodborne Illness -- United States
Citation: Liu D, Fiel RH, Cheng LS, et al. Notes from the field: first reported case of _Shewanella haliotis_ in the region of the Americas -- New York, December 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:1168-9.
On 18 Dec 2018, a man aged 87 years was evaluated in a hospital emergency department in Flushing, New York, for right lower abdominal quadrant pain. Evaluation included a computed tomography scan, which showed acute appendicitis with multiple abscesses measuring 3 cm or smaller. The

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