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In September 2016, 140 patients with primary symptoms of sore throat and fever were identified in a school dormitory in Osaka, Japan. Epidemiological and laboratory investigations determined that these symptomatic conditions were from a foodborne outbreak of group G streptococcus (GGS), with GGS being isolated from samples from patients, cooks, and foods. The strain of GGS was identified as subsp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Esp Salud Publica
August 2011
Unidad de Prevención, Promoción y Vigilancia en Salud Pública, Distrito Sanitario Bahía de Cádiz-La Janda, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Avda. Ramón de Carranza 19, Cádiz, Spain.
Background: Although infrequent, some authors have reported outbreaks of foodborne tonsillopharyngitis. On May 11, 2010 a series of cases of tonsillopharyngitis among those attending a fellowship meeting on 8 March was notified to the Epidemiological Surveillance Network in Andalusia (SVEA). The aim of this study is to epidemiologically characterise the outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Food Prot
October 2010
Department of Food Science, The Ohio State University, 2015 Fyffe Court, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Proper knowledge of antibiotic resistance (AR) dissemination is essential for effective mitigation. This study examined the profiles of tetracycline-resistant (Tetr) commensal bacteria from representative ready-to-consume food samples from salad bars at local grocery stores and restaurants. Out of 900 Tetr isolates examined, 158 (17.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIsr Med Assoc J
November 2008
Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Food-borne pharyngitis outbreaks causing substantial morbidity have been documented.
Objectives: To investigate an outbreak of food-borne Streptococcus beta hemolyticus group A pharyngitis among employees of a hitech company.
Methods: We received a report on an unusually high rate of morbidity among employees of a company in September 2003.
Isr Med Assoc J
September 2006
Public Health Services, Ministry of Health,Jerusalem, Israel.
Contamination of food with streptococci could present with unusual outbreaks that may be difficult to recognize in the early stages. This is demonstrated in a large food-borne outbreak of streptococcal pharyngitis that occurred in 2003 in a factory in Israel. The outbreak was reported to the public health services on July 2 and an epidemiologic investigation was initiated.
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