Epidemiological investigation of a foodborne disease outbreak caused by Vibro parahaemolyticus
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21590
- VernacularTitle:一起副溶血性弧菌所致食源性疾病暴发的流行病学调查
- Author:
Lizhu WU
1
;
Hongmei GAO
1
;
Yang YANG
1
;
Ying MA
1
Author Information
1. Qingpu District Center for Disease Prevention and Control， Shanghai 201700， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus;
foodborne disease;
outbreak;
epidemiological investigation
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(6):587-590
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate a foodborne disease outbreak and identify the pathogenic factors in order to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents. MethodsEpidemiological study， on-site food hygiene investigation， and laboratory testing were used to analyze the cause of outbreak in Company A. ResultsA total of 24 confirmed cases were screened out. The major clinical symptoms were diarrhea （100.0%）， stomachache （100.0%）， and vomiting （41.7%）. Samples from 24 patients were tested positive for Vibrio parahaemolyticus， and were homologous by Pulsed field gel electrophoresis （PFGE） phylogenetic study. According to the result of case-control study， eating glass noodles salad at the dinner and supper on July 16th， 2019 was the risk factor （OR=15.71，95%CI：1.90‒129.71）. ConclusionThis foodborne disease outbreak was caused by glass noodles salad cross contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
