A large outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157, caused by low-salt pickled Napa cabbage in nursing homes, Japan, 2012

• Main Authors: Ayako Tabuchi (Author), Taku Wakui (Author), Yuichiro Yahata (Author), Koichi Yano (Author), Kotaro Azuma (Author), Takuya Yamagishi (Author), Kazutoshi Nakashima (Author), Tomimasa Sunagawa (Author), Tamano Matsui (Author), Kazunori Oishi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: In August 2012, an outbreak of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 infection was investigated by the City of Sapporo and Hokkaido Prefectural Government. The initial notification reported an illness affecting 94 residents of 10 private nursing homes distributed across multiple...