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Mung bean sprouts was caused by a single strain of Salmonella Newport

An outbreak that sickened 126 people in Germany and the Netherlands traced to mung bean sprouts was caused by a single strain of Salmonella Newport.

A new infection vehicle

Researchers said to their knowledge, mung bean sprouts had not been described as the infection vehicle in a Salmonella enterica serovar Newport outbreak to date.

Largest S. Newport outbreak ever

It was the largest S. Newport outbreak ever reported in Germany.
The epidemic curve showed a peak from 21 October to 5 November 2011, which suggested an infection vehicle in circulation for a limited time due to a short shelf-life.

Considerable risk of foodborne illness

Findings demonstrate that consumption of raw or briefly cooked sprouts is associated with a considerable risk of foodborne illness, according to Rosner et al. (http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20665)

25,310 cases of Salmonella infections 

There were notified, with only 83 (0.3%) being caused by S. Newport in 2010 in Germany. 22 (1.5%) of the 1,466 reported infections were S. Newport infections in the Netherlands in 2010.

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