2009 Outbreak of Shigellosis Linked to Sugar Snap Peas, Norway
Cases of Shigella were epidemiologically linked to the consumption of sugar snap peas. Shigella sonnei had been isolated from a consumer package of the sugar snap peas. The vegetable appeared to have originated from Kenya. Sugar snap peas were implicated in concurrent outbreaks in Denmark and Finland.
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s.+sonnei, shigellosis, shigella+sonnei, Norway, Sugar Snap PeasOverview
| Outbreak began: | 2009 |
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| Affected country: | Other International |
| States/territories: | NA |
| Pathogen: | Shigella |
| Vehicle(s): | Sugar Snap Peas |
| Location(s): | Unknown |
| Molecular test results: | Not reported |
Health impact
| Total ill: | 20 |
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