A foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly in the United Kingdom, 2010

P Cleary; L Browning; J Coia; J Cowden; A Fox; J Kearney; C Lane; H Mather; C Quigley; Q Syed; D Tubin-Delic; on behalf of the outbreak control team

doi:10.2807/ese.15.48.19732-en

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A foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly in the United Kingdom, 2010
P Cleary¹ , L Browning² , J Coia³ , J Cowden² , A Fox⁴ , J Kearney⁵ , C Lane⁶ , H Mather³ , C Quigley¹ , Q Syed¹ , D Tubin-Delic⁷ , on behalf of the outbreak control team
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Protection Agency North West region (HPA NW), Liverpool, United Kingdom ² Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Glasgow, United Kingdom ³ Scottish Salmonella, Shigella and Clostridium difficile Reference Laboratory, Glasgow, United Kingdom ⁴ Health Protection Agency Food Water and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Preston, United Kingdom ⁵ Health Protection Agency East of England region, Witham, Essex, United Kingdom ⁶ Health Protection Agency Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Department (GEZI) - Epidemiological Services, London, United Kingdom ⁷ Food Standards Agency, London, United Kingdom

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P Cleary
paul.cleary hpa.org.uk
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Citation style for this article: Cleary P, Browning L, Coia J, Cowden J, Fox A, Kearney J, Lane C, Mather H, Quigley C, Syed Q, Tubin-Delic D, on behalf of the outbreak control team Collective. A foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly in the United Kingdom, 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(48):pii=19732. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.48.19732-en Received: 22 Dec 2010

Abstract

We report the preliminary findings of the investigation of an outbreak of foodborne Salmonella Bareilly. Between August and November 2010, there were 231 laboratory-confirmed reports of S. Bareilly in the United Kingdom. A case-control study showed that consumption of bean sprouts was significantly associated with illness. The investigation concluded that raising public awareness to ensure the correct preparation of raw bean sprouts during cooking was the principal means of preventing further cases. .