Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis in French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2008-2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;21(6):1045-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2106.141103.

Abstract

Outbreaks of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis infections associated with eggs occurred in French Polynesia during 2008-2013. Molecular analysis of isolates by using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat polymorphisms and multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis was performed. This subtyping made defining the epidemic strain, finding the source, and decontaminating affected poultry flocks possible.

Keywords: CRISPR; French Polynesia; MLVA; Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis; South Pacific; bacteria; laying hen; salmonellae.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Enteritis / epidemiology*
  • Enteritis / history
  • Enteritis / microbiology*
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polynesia / epidemiology
  • Salmonella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Salmonella Infections / history
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Salmonella enterica / classification*
  • Salmonella enterica / drug effects
  • Salmonella enterica / genetics
  • Serogroup