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  • Title: An outbreak of infection with Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 associated with the use of raw shell eggs.
    Author: Irwin DJ, Rao M, Barham DW, Pencheon DC, Lofts C, Jones PH, O'Mahony M, Soltanpoor N, Ward LR, Threlfall EJ.
    Journal: Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev; 1993 Dec 03; 3(13):R179-83. PubMed ID: 7507771.
    Abstract:
    A community outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis phage type (PT) 4 infection, associated with eating food from a sandwich bar in Colchester, occurred in July 1991. One hundred and forty-four people were reported with food poisoning, of whom 132 met the clinical case definition. Three cohort studies of 92 people showed that illness was associated with the consumption of food containing mayonnaise. S. enteritidis PT4, indistinguishable by plasmid profile analysis, was isolated from stool samples from 83 people, food items including egg shells from the sandwich bar, and birds taken from the egg producing farm which supplied the eggs. This was the largest recorded outbreak of S. enteritidis PT4 infection in recent years associated with eggs produced in the United Kingdom. Existing advice on avoiding the use of raw eggs in uncooked dishes had not been followed. This outbreak highlights the importance of training in the implementation of this advice.
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