ArticleEpidemiology and infection2015
An outbreak of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection in Norway, 2012: a reminder to consider uncommon pathogens in outbreaks involving imported products.
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- Development and Characterization of a Polyvalent Polyclonal Antibody as a Common Capture Antibody for the Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in a Sandwich ELISA.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Seasonal Analysis of PathogenicFood science & nutrition · 2025Article
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- Epidemiology of EnterotoxigenicEpidemiology and infection · 2020Article
- The Role of PathogenicInternational journal of microbiology · 2019Review
- Impact of CD4+ T Cell Responses on Clinical Outcome following Oral Administration of Wild-Type Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Humans.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- The different ecological niches of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.Environmental microbiology · 2016Review
- Long-Term Sentinel Surveillance for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in Minnesota.Open forum infectious diseases · 2016Article
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Abstract
We investigated an outbreak of gastroenteritis following a Christmas buffet served on 4-9 December 2012 to ~1300 hotel guests. More than 300 people were reported ill in initial interviews with hotel guests. To identify possible sources of infection we conducted a cohort investigation through which we identified 214 probable cases. Illness was associated with consumption of scrambled eggs (odds ratio 9·07, 95% confidence interval 5·20-15·84). Imported chives added fresh to the scrambled eggs were the suspected source of the outbreak but were unavailable for testing. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection was eventually confirmed in 40 hotel guests. This outbreak reinforces that ETEC should be considered in non-endemic countries when the clinical picture is consistent and common gastrointestinal pathogens are not found. Following this outbreak, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority recommended that imported fresh herbs should be heat-treated before use in commercial kitchens.
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