A foodborne outbreak of Cyclospora infection in Stockholm, Sweden

Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2010 Dec;7(12):1585-7. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0628. Epub 2010 Aug 31.

Abstract

During May and June 2009 an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection involving 12 laboratory-confirmed and 6 probable cases was detected in Stockholm County, Sweden. Imported sugar snap peas from Guatemala were the suspected vehicle, based on information obtained from patient questionnaires. This is the first reported outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Sweden and the second in Europe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cyclospora / isolation & purification*
  • Cyclosporiasis / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Food Contamination*
  • Food Handling / standards
  • Food Microbiology
  • Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pisum sativum / microbiology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sweden / epidemiology
  • Young Adult