Outbreak of unusual H 2 S-negative monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium strain likely associated with small tomatoes, Sweden, August to October 2019

Sweden is investigating an outbreak of monophasic Typhimurium. Eighty-two nationally-distributed cases have been confirmed, with date of symptom onset between 28 August and 29 October. Cases were 51 years of age on average (range: 0-89) and the majority of cases were female (62%). A case-control stu...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2019-11, Vol.24 (47)
Main Authors: Colombe, Soledad, Jernberg, Cecilia, Löf, Emma, Angervall, Anna Lindqvist, Mellström-Dahlgren, Henrik, Dotevall, Leif, Bengnér, Malin, Hall, Ingela, Sundqvist, Lena, Kühlmann-Berenzon, Sharon, Galanis, Ilias, Lindblad, Mats, Hansen, Anette, Rehn, Moa
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Summary:Sweden is investigating an outbreak of monophasic Typhimurium. Eighty-two nationally-distributed cases have been confirmed, with date of symptom onset between 28 August and 29 October. Cases were 51 years of age on average (range: 0-89) and the majority of cases were female (62%). A case-control study was conducted and suggested small tomatoes as source of the outbreak (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 10.8, 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.15-112.68, p value 
ISSN:1560-7917