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A food-borne outbreak with about 200 Umbilo cases occurred mainly between July and September 2024 in several European countries. Collaborative work between outbreak teams in Germany, Austria and Denmark, including epidemiological and microbiological investigations, allowed to rapidly identify rocket salad as the likely infection vehicle. Umbilo was detected in rocket salad, and later in baby spinach. The food isolates and clinical outbreak strain were genetically closely related. Both food items originated from the same company in Italy.

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Multinational investigation of a Salmonella Umbilo outbreak reveals rocket salad and baby spinach as the likely infection vehicles, Europe, 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Bettina+M+Rosner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosner Bettina M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+Simon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Simon Sandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stine+Nielsen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nielsen Stine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+K%C3%B6berl-Jelovcan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Köberl-Jelovcan Sandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pernille+Gymoese&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gymoese Pernille</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dirk+Werber&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Werber Dirk</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anika+Meinen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Meinen Anika</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michael+Pietsch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pietsch Michael</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antje+Flieger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Flieger Antje</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jennie+Fischer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fischer Jennie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marina+C+Lamparter&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lamparter Marina C</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Felix+K%C3%BCffel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Küffel Felix</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fiona+K%C3%B6ltringer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Költringer Fiona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christian+Kornschober&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kornschober Christian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Luise+M%C3%BCller&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Müller Luise</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gerhard+Falkenhorst&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Falkenhorst Gerhard</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sabine+Maritschnik&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maritschnik Sabine</a></span>. Multinational investigation of a Salmonella Umbilo outbreak reveals rocket salad and baby spinach as the likely infection vehicles, Europe, 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(46):pii=2400728. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.46.2400728" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.46.2400728</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Nov 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 14 Nov 2024 </span> </p>
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