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Imported fresh sugar peas as suspected source of an outbreak of Shigella sonnei in Denmark, April – May 2009
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsL Mullerlum ssi.dk
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Citation style for this article: . Imported fresh sugar peas as suspected source of an outbreak of Shigella sonnei in Denmark, April – May 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(24):pii=19241. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.24.19241-en Received: 17 Jun 2009
Abstract
We report on an outbreak of Shigella sonnei infections involving ten cases notified through the laboratory surveillance system in Denmark in April and May. The likely source was consumption of fresh, raw sugar peas (sugar snaps) imported from Africa. This conclusion was based on interviews with cases and on the occurrence of a similar outbreak one month later in Norway. Fresh imported produce may occasionally be contaminated with pathogenic bacteria even when sold as ready-to-eat.
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