Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Norway caused by stx2-positive Escherichia coliO103:H25 traced to cured mutton sausages
Barbara Schimmer, Karin Nygård, Hanne-Merete Eriksen, Jørgen Fr Lassen, Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Lin T. Brandal +2 more
BMC Infectious Diseases
Abstract
We report an outbreak caused by a rare STEC variant (O103:H25, stx2-positive). More than half of the diagnosed patients developed HUS, indicating that the causative organism is particularly virulent. Small ruminants continue to be important reservoirs for human-pathogen STEC. Improved slaughtering hygiene and good manufacturing practices for cured sausage products are needed to minimise the possibility of STEC surviving through the entire sausage production process.
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cured mutton sausages require improved slaughtering hygiene and good manufacturing practices
“Improved slaughtering hygiene and good manufacturing practices for cured sausage products are needed to minimise the possibility of STEC surviving through the entire sausage production process.”