A COMMUNITY-BASED OUTBREAK OF SALMONELLA-ENTERICA SEROTYPE TYPHIMURIUM ASSOCIATED WITH SALAMI CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN ITALY

Authors
PONTELLO M SODANO L NASTASI A MAMMINA C ASTUTI M DOMENICHINI M BELLUZZI G SOCCINI E SILVESTRI MG GATTI M GEROSA E MONTAGNA A
Citation
M. Pontello et al., A COMMUNITY-BASED OUTBREAK OF SALMONELLA-ENTERICA SEROTYPE TYPHIMURIUM ASSOCIATED WITH SALAMI CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN ITALY, Epidemiology and infection, 120(3), 1998, pp. 209-214
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Epidemiology and infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
09502688
Volume
120
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
209 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-2688(1998)120:3<209:ACOOSS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
An outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium belonging to p hage type (PT) 193 occurred in autumn 1995 and involved 83 individuals in a large area of Northern Italy (Lombardy Region). Epidemiological and microbiological investigations of strains isolated from clinical a nd food specimens revealed that the vehicle was a batch of salami, pro duced on 4 September 1995 by a local firm. The outbreak was contained when the batch was withdrawn from sale. Insufficient ripening of the s alami had allowed the salmonella to survive, emphasizing the need to d efine criteria for the ripening process of foods such as salami.