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Moore HL, Aabye M, Hoban A, Rosner B, Lefevre SK, Litrup E, Müller L, Ethelberg S, Simon S, Balasegaram S, Larkin L, Jernberg C, Takkinen J. Multinational collaboration in solving a European Salmonella Braenderup outbreak linked to imported melons, 2021. Euro Surveill 2024; 29:2300273. [PMID: 38179625 PMCID: PMC10905663 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.1.2300273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
Abstract
A genomic cluster of Salmonella Braenderup ST22, a serovar of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica which causes symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, was notified by Danish authorities to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on 3 May 2021. By 6 July 2021, S. Braenderup outbreak cases (n = 348) had been reported from 12 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK), including 68 hospitalised cases. With support from affected EU/EEA countries, and in partnership with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), ECDC established an international outbreak investigation team to rapidly identify the source and prevent outbreak spread. Consumption information was shared with affected countries through a standard line list, revealing that 124 of 197 cases (63%) reported having eaten (any) melons within 7 days prior to disease onset. The speed and completeness of the investigation, which identified the outbreak vehicle as galia melons imported from Honduras in June 2021, was a direct result of extensive collaboration and information sharing between countries' national food safety and public health authorities. This article describes the outbreak and the benefits, successes, and challenges of multi-country collaboration for consideration in future large foodborne outbreaks across Europe.
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- Hannah L Moore
- UK Field Epidemiology Training Program (UK FETP), UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
- UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Danish Health Authority, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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Wales A, Taylor E, Davies R. Review of food grade disinfectants that are permitted for use in egg packing centres. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2022.1990741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Andrew Wales
- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, UK
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- Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, UK
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