Detection of a multi-prefectural E coli O157:H7 outbreak caused by contaminated Ikura-Sushi ingestion

Jpn J Infect Dis. 1999 Apr;52(2):52-3.

Authors

J Terajima¹, H Izumiya, S Iyoda, K Tamura, H Watanabe

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. haruwata@nih.go.jp

PMID: 10816617

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Disease Outbreaks*
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
Escherichia coli Infections / etiology
Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification*
Escherichia coli O157 / pathogenicity
Food Microbiology*
Japan / epidemiology
Salmon / microbiology*
Seafood / microbiology*