Factory outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 infection in Japan

Authors
Watanabe, Y Ozasa, K Mermin, JH Griffin, PM Masuda, K Imashuku, S Sawada, T
Citation
Y. Watanabe et al., Factory outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 infection in Japan, EM INFECT D, 5(3), 1999, pp. 424-428
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
424 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(199905/06)5:3<424:FOOECO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
To determine the cause of a July 1996 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 among factory workers in Kyoto, Japan, we conducted cohort and case-control studies. Eating radish sprout salad during lunch at the factory cafeteria had been linked to illness. The sprouts were traced to four growers in Japa n; one had been associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 among 6,000 schoolchildren in Sakai earlier in July.