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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 22(24), 2019

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.22.1900305

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Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26 paediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) cases associated with the consumption of soft raw cow’s milk cheeses, France, March to May 2019

Journal article published in 2019 by Gabrielle Jones, Sophie Lefèvre, Marie-Pierre Donguy, Athinna Nisavanh, Garance Terpant, Erica Fougère, Emmanuelle Vaissière, Anne Guinard, Alexandra Mailles ORCID, Henriette de Valk ORCID, Marc Fila, Corentin Tanné, Caroline Le Borgne, Caroline Le Borgne, François-Xavier Weill and other authors.
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Abstract

We report an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) associated paediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome linked to the consumption of raw cow’s milk soft cheeses. From 25 March to 27 May 2019, 16 outbreak cases infected with STEC O26 (median age: 22 months) were identified. Interviews and trace-back investigations using loyalty cards identified the consumption of raw milk cheeses from a single producer. Trace-forward investigations revealed that these cheeses were internationally distributed.