An outbreak of Salmonella Hvittingfoss infection in a tourist group back from Hong Kong, Southeast China - 08/04/22
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.02.007
Yanmei Fang a, 1, Huitao Huang a, 1, Baisheng Li b, 1, Feng Ruan a, Zhencui Li b, Wenyan Huang a, Quande Wei a, ⁎ 
, Kaisong Huang a, ⁎
, Kaisong Huang a, ⁎ a Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, China
b Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
⁎Corresponding authors.
Résumé |
• | We reported an outbreak of S. Hvittingfoss infection in humans in China for the first time. |
• | The infection of rare serovar S. Hvittingfoss can cause diarrhea, fever, nausea, abdominal pain and dizziness, and so forth. |
• | ST446 was the predominant linage in documented S. Hvittingfoss isolates in China. |
• | The S. Hvittingfoss strain responsible for this outbreak in the tourist group back from Hongkong was distinct from strains sporadically reported in mainland China over the decades. |
• | WGS, phylogenetic and epidemiological analysis unveiled the simultaneous appearance of this outbreak S. Hvittingfoss clone in England regions. |
Keyword : Foodborne disease, Outbreak, Salmonella Hvittingfoss
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Vol 84 - N° 4
P. e28-e30 - avril 2022 Retour au numéro
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