Last updated on 29-9-2022 by Dieter Van Cauteren
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Peer reviewed scientific article
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Auteurs
Larkin, Lesley; Pardos de la Gandara, Maria; Hoban, Ann; Pulford, Caisey; Nathalie Jourdan-Da Silva; de Valk, Henriette; Browning, Lynda; Falkenhorst, Gerhard; Simon, Sandra; Lachmann, Raskit; Dryselius, Rikard; Nadja Karamehmedovic; Börjesson, Stefan; Dieter Van Cauteren; Valeska Laisnez; Wesley Mattheus; Pijnacker, Roan; Maaike van den Beld; Mossong, Joel; Ragimbeau, Catherine; Vergison, Anne; Thorstensen Brandal, Lin; Lange, Heidi; Garvey, Patricia; Nielsen, Charlotte Salgaard; Herrera León, Silvia; Varela, Carmen; Marie Chattaway; Weill, François-Xavier; Brown, Derek; McKeown, PaulMots-clés
Résumé:
An extensive multi-country outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic Typhimurium infection in 10 countries with 150 reported cases, predominantly affecting young children, has been linked to chocolate products produced by a large multinational company. Extensive withdrawals and recalls of multiple product lines have been undertaken. With Easter approaching, widespread product distribution and the vulnerability of the affected population, early and effective real-time sharing of microbiological and epidemiological information has been of critical importance in effectively managing this seri…