Ontario, Canada Berry Dessert 1999
A mixed, berry dessert that was served at a banquet was implicated in an outbreak of Cyclosporiasis. The implicated dessert included fresh Guatemalan blackberries, frozen Chilean raspberries, and fresh US strawberries.
- Outbreak began:
- Unknown 1999
- Affected Country:
- International
- Affected States/Territories:
- Not Applicable
- Organism(s):
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- Cyclospora
- Vehicle(s):
- Fruit, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Banquet Hall
- Brand Name(s):
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Unknown
-
- Recall Links:
- None
- Total ill:
- 104
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Unknown
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- N/A
- Number Probable Cases:
- N/A
- Number Possible Cases:
- N/A
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Number Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes
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- References:
- Herwaldt BL. 2000. Cyclospora cayetanensis: a review, focusing on the outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the 1990s. Clin Infect Dis 31:1040-57.
- http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAr
- http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/3