Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010.

A Bone (1, 2) , H Noel (2) , S Le Hello (3) , N Pihier (4) , C Danan (5) , M E Raguenaud (6) , S Salah (4) , H Bellali (2, 7) , V Vaillant (2) , F X Weill (3) , N Jourdan-da Silva (2)

1 European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET)
2 INVS - Institut de Veille Sanitaire
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence des Salmonella - Bactéries pathogènes entériques
4 DGAL - Direction Générale de l'Alimentation
5 AFSSA - Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments
6 CIRE - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes - Cellule de l'Institut de veille sanitaire en région Limousin - Poitou Charentes
7 PROFET - Programme de formation à l'épidémiologie de terrain

In May 2010, a nationwide excess of infections with the specific monophasic variant Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- was investigated in France. Subtyping with multilocus variable number of tandem repeats analysis revealed a distinct epidemic strain within this excess. Epidemiological investigations identified a dried pork sausage sold by a particular chain of supermarkets as the likely vehicle of transmission. The suspected batches have been withdrawn and recalled.

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Bactériologie

A Bone, H Noel, S Le Hello, N Pihier, C Danan, et al.. Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype 4,12:i:- infections in France, linked to dried pork sausage, March-May 2010.. Eurosurveillance, 2010, 15 (24), pp.1-3. ⟨10.2807/ese.15.24.19592-en⟩. ⟨pasteur-01134180⟩