First reported foodborne outbreak associated with microsporidia, Sweden, October 2009.

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First reported foodborne outbreak associated with microsporidia, Sweden, October 2009.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Mar 2012

Decraene V, Lebbad M, Botero-Kleiven S, Gustavsson A-M, Löfdahl M

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Microsporidia are spore-forming intracellular parasites that infrequently cause disease in immunocompetent persons. This study describes the first report of a foodborne microsporidiosis outbreak which affected persons visiting a hotel in Sweden. Enterocytozoon bieneusi was identified in stool samples from 7/11 case-patients, all six sequenced samples were genotype C. To confirm that this was not a chance finding,...

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PMID: 21733266
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881100077X
PMCID: PMC3267097

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