Web-based investigation of multistate salmonellosis outbreak

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Apr;11(4):610-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1104.040997.

Abstract

We investigated a large outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Javiana among attendees of the 2002 U.S. Transplant Games, including 1,500 organ transplant recipients. Web-based survey methods identified pre-diced tomatoes as the source of this outbreak, which highlights the utility of such investigative tools to cope with the changing epidemiology of foodborne diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cohort Studies
  • Data Collection
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Risk Factors
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology
  • Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification*
  • Solanum lycopersicum
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Transplantation