An outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis caused by dual pathogens, Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden and Vibrio fluvialis in Kolkata, India

Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2013 Oct;10(10):904-6. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2013.1491. Epub 2013 Jun 22.

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden and Vibrio fluvialis were identified as etiological agents of a foodborne gastroenteritis outbreak after an Iftar feast in North Dumdum. Of the 278 cases admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kolkata, 44 stool samples were tested for the enteric pathogens. Six were positive for Salmonella Weltevreden, 5 for Vibrio fluvialis, and 8 contained both of the pathogens. Consumption of mutton-ghogni might have been the likely vehicle of this outbreak. In the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Salmonella Weltevreden was identified as a single clone but the V. fluvialis strains were heterogeneous.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Salmonella enterica / genetics
  • Salmonella enterica / isolation & purification*
  • Serotyping
  • Vibrio / genetics
  • Vibrio / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult