A large outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning associated with eating yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) at a military mass catering in Dakar, Senegal

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1008-1012

  Demoncheaux, J P ^a   Michel, R ^b   Mazenot, C ^c   Duflos, G ^d   Iacini, C ^a   Delaval, F ^e   Saware, E M ^f   Renard, J C ^a  

^a Direction Interarmées du Service de Santé   (Senegal)

^b Centre d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique des Armées   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d Agence Nationale de Securite Sanitaire de l'Alimentation de l'Environnement et du Travail   (France)

^e Centre d Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique des Armées   (France)

^f HÔPITAL PRINCIPAL DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Hygiene food; outbreaks; veterinary epidemiology; zoonotic foodborne diseases

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; PARACETAMOL; PHLOROGLUCINOL;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATERING SERVICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FLUSHING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PULSE RATE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENEGAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUNA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SENEGAL; TUNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861078353     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001701     Document Type: Article

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