Outbreaks of shigellosis in Denmark and Australia associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 – final summary

H. C. Lewis; M Kirk; S Ethelberg; R Stafford; K EP Olsen; E M Nielsen; M Lisby; S B Madsen; K Mølbak

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Outbreaks of shigellosis in Denmark and Australia associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 – final summary
H. C. Lewis , M Kirk , S Ethelberg , R Stafford , K EP Olsen , E M Nielsen , M Lisby , S B Madsen , K Mølbak
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Citation style for this article: Lewis H. C., Kirk M, Ethelberg S, Stafford R, Olsen K EP, Nielsen E M, Lisby M, Madsen S B, Mølbak K. Outbreaks of shigellosis in Denmark and Australia associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 – final summary. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(40):pii=3279. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.40.03279-en

Abstract

The recently reported concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei infections in Denmark and Australia have been found to be linked to a common baby corn packing house in Thailand via trace-back of the distribution chain.