Abstract
We investigated an acute foodborne outbreak in Yaounde, Cameroon, following a private party. Plesiomonas shigelloides, which has rarely been reported as the causative agent of foodborne outbreaks, was strongly suspected. The unusual short incubation period suggested the presence of a preformed toxin within the incriminated food.
MeSH terms
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Cameroon / epidemiology
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Cohort Studies
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Diarrhea / epidemiology*
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Diarrhea / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Feces / microbiology
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Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
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Humans
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Plesiomonas / isolation & purification*
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Plesiomonas / pathogenicity
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Retrospective Studies
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Time Factors