A Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Caused by One Asymptomatic Food Handler Carrier.

Ai Xia Yan; Gui Lan Zhou; Peng Gao; Ying Kang; Shou Fei LI; Yuan Yuan Wang; Feng Shuang Wang; Hai Rui Wang; Ying LI; Mao Jun Zhang

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A Campylobacteriosis Outbreak Caused by One Asymptomatic Food Handler Carrier.

Author: Ai Xia YAN ¹ ; Gui Lan ZHOU ² ; Peng GAO ¹ ; Ying KANG ¹ ; Shou Fei LI ¹ ; Yuan Yuan WANG ¹ ; Feng Shuang WANG ¹ ; Hai Rui WANG ² ; Ying LI ¹ ; Mao Jun ZHANG ²
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1. Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China.
2. State Key Laboratory Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Asymptomatic food handler; Campylobacter jejuni; Outbreak; Whole genome sequence
MeSH: Humans; Campylobacter Infections/epidemiology*; Gastroenteritis; Diarrhea; Campylobacter; Disease Outbreaks
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(8):779-782
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: In August 2021, three students with diarrhea from the same school visited a local hospital in the S district of Beijing. An epidemic investigation showed that there were more students with diarrhea in the same school and they had one meal together. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from both patients with diarrhea and asymptomatic food handlers; however, the latter also carried Campylobacter coli. Phylogenomic analysis showed that there was a campylobacteriosis outbreak among the students, and the asymptomatic food handler may have been the source of the infection. Routine inspection and surveillance for Campylobacter is needed for the food producing staff, particularly those cooking in the cafeteria in schools or other public food services.