Everything but the kitchen sink : The use of multiple hypothesis generation methods to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis associated with frozen profiteroles and eclairs
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Smith, Courtney R., Taylor, Marsha, Manore, Anna J. W., Hexemer, April, Adhikari, Bijay, Alexander, David, Atkinson, Robin, Chui, Linda, Galanis, Eleni, Gaulin, Colette, Griffin, Meghan, Honish, Lance, Kearney, Ashley, Mah, Victor, McCormick, Rachel and Murti, Michelle. (2024). Everything but the kitchen sink : The use of multiple hypothesis generation methods to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis associated with frozen profiteroles and eclairs. Epidemiology and Infection. 152, p. Article e107. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824001067
Authors | Smith, Courtney R., Taylor, Marsha, Manore, Anna J. W., Hexemer, April, Adhikari, Bijay, Alexander, David, Atkinson, Robin, Chui, Linda, Galanis, Eleni, Gaulin, Colette, Griffin, Meghan, Honish, Lance, Kearney, Ashley, Mah, Victor, McCormick, Rachel and Murti, Michelle |
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Abstract | In December 2018, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections was identified in Canada by whole-genome sequencing (WGS). An investigation was initiated to identify the source of the illnesses, which proved challenging and complex. Microbiological hypothesis generation methods included comparisons of Salmonella isolate sequence data to historical domestic outbreaks and international repositories. Epidemiological hypothesis generation methods included routine case interviews, open-ended centralized re-interviewing, thematic analysis of open-ended interview data, collection of purchase records, a grocery store site visit, analytic comparison to healthy control groups, and case–case analyses. Food safety hypothesis testing methods included food sample collection and analysis, and traceback investigations. Overall, 83 cases were identified across seven provinces, with onset dates from 6 November 2018 to 7 May 2019. Case ages ranged from 1 to 88 years; 60% (50/83) were female; 39% (22/56) were hospitalized; and three deaths were reported. Brand X profiteroles and eclairs imported from Thailand were identified as the source of the outbreak, and eggs from an unregistered facility were hypothesized as the likely cause of contamination. This study aims to describe the outbreak investigation and highlight the multiple hypothesis generation methods that were employed to identify the source. |
Keywords | food-borne infections; outbreaks; salmonellosis |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Epidemiology and Infection |
Journal citation | 152, p. Article e107 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN | 0950-2688 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824001067 |
PubMed ID | 39344906 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85205336297 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC11450506 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-8 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 Sep 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 02 Sep 2024 |
Deposited | 03 Apr 2025 |
Additional information | © Public Health Agency of Canada, 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that no alterations are made and the original article is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained prior to any commercial use and/or adaptation of the article. |
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