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ArticleEpidemiology and health2024

Salmonellosis outbreaks linked to eggs at 2 gimbap restaurants in Korea.

Jun Suk Eun, Joohyun Han, Ji-Hyun Lim, Eunkyung Shin, Junyoung Kim, Da-Jung Ko, Jaeil Yoo, Sungil Kim, Jin Sook Kim, Jung Sub Park and 1 more

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Article in Epidemiology and health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jun Suk EunDisease Management Division, Deogyang-gu Public Health Center, Goyang, Korea.
Joohyun HanDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Ji-Hyun LimMicrobiological Inspection Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch, Uijeongbu, Korea.
Eunkyung ShinDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Junyoung KimDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Da-Jung KoMicrobiological Inspection Team, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch, Uijeongbu, Korea.
Jaeil YooDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Korea.
Sungil KimFoodborne Disease Prevention & Surveillance Division, Food and Consumer Safety Bureau, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
Jin Sook KimFoodborne Disease Prevention & Surveillance Division, Food and Consumer Safety Bureau, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
Jung Sub ParkFoodborne Disease Prevention & Surveillance Division, Food and Consumer Safety Bureau, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea.
Ji-Hyuk ParkDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSalmonellosis outbreaks occurred at 2 restaurants 2 days apart, and an epidemiological investigation was conducted to determine whether the outbreaks were connected.

methodsCase studies were conducted for both outbreaks. Stool samples were collected from individuals, and food samples were collected from the restaurants. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and whole-genome sequencing analyses were performed on outbreak-related Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) isolates. Traceback investigations were also conducted for the ingredients from gimbap restaurants A and B.

resultsIn total, 106 people from gimbap restaurant A and 5 from gimbap restaurant B met the case definition. Salmonella Enteritidis was detected in samples from 2 food handlers, 22 patients, and 1 food (iceberg lettuce) at gimbap restaurant A and from 1 patient at gimbap restaurant B. According to PFGE, all isolates were identified as SEGX01.089. The molecular typing of all isolates showed the same pattern, and the genetic distance was close according to phylogenetic analysis. Eggs were the only food ingredient that was supplied to both gimbap restaurants.

conclusionsThe outbreaks were caused by Salmonella Enteritidis, and the source of infections was suspected to be contaminated eggs. To prevent foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella, restaurants should heat eggs sufficiently, and egg farms need to establish management systems that prevent Salmonella infections.

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Disease OutbreaksEggsRestaurantsSalmonella enteritidisSalmonella Food PoisoningAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFood MicrobiologyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaFoodborne diseasesMolecular typingOutbreaksSalmonella Enteritidis

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