Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley in Sweden associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-August 2007

S Werner; K Boman; I Einemo; M Erntell; R Helisola; B de Jong; A Lindqvist; M Löfdahl; S Löfdahl; A Meeuwisse; G Ohlen; M Olsson; I Persson; A Runehagen; G Rydevik; U Stamer; E Sellström; Y Andersson

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Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley in Sweden associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-August 2007
S Werner , K Boman , I Einemo , M Erntell , R Helisola , B de Jong , A Lindqvist , M Löfdahl , S Löfdahl , A Meeuwisse , G Ohlen , M Olsson , I Persson , A Runehagen , G Rydevik , U Stamer , E Sellström , Y Andersson
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Citation style for this article: Werner S, Boman K, Einemo I, M Erntell, R Helisola, B de Jong, A Lindqvist, M Löfdahl, S Löfdahl, A Meeuwisse, G Ohlen, M Olsson, I Persson, A Runehagen, G Rydevik, U Stamer, E Sellström, Y Andersson. Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley in Sweden associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-August 2007. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(42):pii=3291. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.42.03291-en

Abstract

The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) and the Swedish Regional Centres for Communicable Disease Control recently completed the investigation of a nationwide outbreak with 51 cases of Salmonella Stanley infection. A matched case-control study (using telephone interviews) was performed that strongly indicated an association between consumption of alfalfa sprouts produced in Sweden and S. Stanley infection (OR 28.6, 95% CI 3.8-216.4).