Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009

R Sjøgren Hendriksen; C Kjelsø; M Torpdahl; S Ethelberg; K Mølbak; F M Aarestrup

doi:10.2807/ese.15.23.19587-en

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Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009
R Sjøgren Hendriksen¹ , C Kjelsø² , M Torpdahl² , S Ethelberg² , K Mølbak² , F M Aarestrup¹
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Affiliations: ¹ World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and Community Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark ² Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

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R Sjøgren Hendriksen
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Citation style for this article: Sjøgren Hendriksen R, Kjelsø C, Torpdahl M, Ethelberg S, Mølbak K, Aarestrup F M. Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(23):pii=19587. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.23.19587-en Received: 03 Jun 2010

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Concord has been associated with adoptees from Ethiopia. In 2009, Denmark saw an increase in MDR S. Concord infections: all eight cases reported in 2009 were among Ethiopian adoptees. The upsurge was linked to an increased number of infants adopted from Ethiopia. Data from other European countries suggests that they may face a similar problem.