Abstract
In 2000, shigellosis traced to a commercially prepared dip developed in 406 persons nationwide. An ill employee may have inadvertently contaminated processing equipment. This outbreak demonstrates the vulnerability of the food supply and how infectious organisms can rapidly disseminate through point-source contamination of a widely distributed food item.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Female
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Food Microbiology*
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Food-Processing Industry / standards
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Foodborne Diseases / microbiology*
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Shigella sonnei / genetics
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Shigella sonnei / growth & development*
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United States / epidemiology