Ongoing nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Agona associated with internationally distributed infant milk products, France, December 2017

On 1 December 2017, an outbreak of Agona infections among infants was identified in France. To date, 37 cases (median age: 4 months) and two further international cases have been confirmed. Five different infant milk products manufactured at one facility were implicated. On 2 and 10 December, the co...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2018-01, Vol.23 (2), p.4-1044
Main Authors: Jourdan-da Silva, Nathalie, Fabre, Laetitia, Robinson, Eve, Fournet, Nelly, Nisavanh, Athinna, Bruyand, Mathias, Mailles, Alexandra, Serre, Estelle, Ravel, Magali, Guibert, Véronique, Issenhuth-Jeanjean, Sylvie, Renaudat, Charlotte, Tourdjman, Mathieu, Septfons, Alexandra, de Valk, Henriette, Le Hello, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Baby foods
Cattle
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Epidemics
Female
Food and Nutrition
Food Contamination
Food Microbiology
France
Human health and pathology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
Male
Milk
Pediatrics
Rapid Communication
Salmonella
Salmonella Food Poisoning
Salmonella Infections
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Serotyping
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Summary:On 1 December 2017, an outbreak of Agona infections among infants was identified in France. To date, 37 cases (median age: 4 months) and two further international cases have been confirmed. Five different infant milk products manufactured at one facility were implicated. On 2 and 10 December, the company recalled the implicated products; on 22 December, all products processed at the facility since February 2017. Trace-forward investigations indicated product distribution to 66 countries.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
1025-496X
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.2.17-00852