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An investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to melons United States, 2020
Jenkins E , Gardenhire I , Whitney BM , Martin KB , Schwensohn C , Gieraltowski L , Leeper MM , McCurdy V , McClure M , Wellman A , Pightling A , Smith M , Swinford A , Hainstock L , Crosby AJ , Bazaco MC , Viazis S . Food Control 2023 152 The United States are one of the world's leading consumers of melons. In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state health and regulatory partners investigated an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to melons from southwest Indiana, resulting in 80 ill persons and 18 hospitalizations reported across 15 states. Epidemiologic and traceback data indicated melons as the vehicle for these infections, but the collinearity of melon varieties purchased and consumed together in combination with the traceback investigation that could not rule out either melon type, did not allow investigators to delineate whether the vehicle was cantaloupe alone or, both cantaloupe and watermelons. Analysis of traceback records for cantaloupe and/or watermelon exposures for 12 ill people indicated convergence on a grower in southwest Indiana which supplied cantaloupe to the nine of eleven points of service where ill people purchased cantaloupe; similar convergence was not observed for watermelon. While Salmonella isolates were recovered from environmental samples collected by FDA throughout the growing operation, they were not highly genetically related to the outbreak strain by whole genome sequencing analyses, i.e. greater than a 20 high quality single nucleotide polymorphisms difference. This outbreak illustrates the need for additional efforts to determine the source and extent of environmental contamination in the melon growing region of southwest Indiana and emphasizes the need for outreach and education efforts to help promote farm practices to reduce pathogen contamination of melons. 2023 |
Animal Reservoirs and Hosts for Emerging Alphacoronaviruses and Betacoronaviruses.
Ghai RR , Carpenter A , Liew AY , Martin KB , Herring MK , Gerber SI , Hall AJ , Sleeman JM , VonDobschuetz S , Behravesh CB . Emerg Infect Dis 2021 27 (4) 1015-1022 The ongoing global pandemic caused by coronavirus disease has once again demonstrated the role of the family Coronaviridae in causing human disease outbreaks. Because severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first detected in December 2019, information on its tropism, host range, and clinical manifestations in animals is limited. Given the limited information, data from other coronaviruses might be useful for informing scientific inquiry, risk assessment, and decision-making. We reviewed endemic and emerging infections of alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses in wildlife, livestock, and companion animals and provide information on the receptor use, known hosts, and clinical signs associated with each host for 15 coronaviruses detected in humans and animals. This information can be used to guide implementation of a One Health approach that involves human health, animal health, environmental, and other relevant partners in developing strategies for preparedness, response, and control to current and future coronavirus disease threats. |
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