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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
An epidemic outbreak in October 2005 in a Romany community associated with consumption of minced meat, produced and sold by a private manufacturer without any sanitary surveillance is reported. Salmonella typhimurium was confirmed as an etiologic agent. The aim was to study the clinical and epidemiological findings in this outbreak. The study group included 40 Romanies, 15 male and 25 female, aged 2 to 77 years. Clinical, laboratory, microbiological and epidemiological investigations were performed. Twenty two (55%) patients had clinical manifestations such as prostration, fever and diarrhea. A mild clinical form was observed in 6, moderate form in 9 and severe form in 7 patients. Eighteen (45%) patients were asymptomatic. Most patients had typical clinical presentation, whereby moderate and severe forms prevailed. Using foodstuffs beyond sanitary control is quite possible in a Romany community because of poor living conditions and low health education.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0353-9466
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
An epidemic outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium in a Romany ethnic community--a clinical-epidemiological survey.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Trakian University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article