An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007

S Ethelberg; B Smith; M Torpdahl; M Lisby; J Boel; T Jensen; K Mølbak

doi:10.2807/esw.12.22.03208-en

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An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007
S Ethelberg , B Smith , M Torpdahl , M Lisby , J Boel , T Jensen , K Mølbak
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Citation style for this article: Ethelberg S, Smith B, Torpdahl M, Lisby M, Boel J, Jensen T, Mølbak K. An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(22):pii=3208. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.22.03208-en

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An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O26:H11 occurred in Denmark from February to April 2007. The outbreak was detected at Statens Serum Institut (Danish National Institute of Health, SSI) on 9 March by routine PFGE typing of VTEC isolates collected as part of the laboratory surveillance system.