Journal Article
Outbreak of Central American born Shigella sonnei in two youth camps in Belgium in the summer of 2019
An Van den Bossche; Pieter-Jan Ceyssens; Sarah Denayer; Naïma Hammami; Maaike van den Beld; Timothy J. Dallman; Wesley Mattheus
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases · Vol. 40, Issue 7 · pp. 1573-1577 · 2021
Abstract
In 2019, an outbreak of Shigella sonnei occurred during two youth camps in Belgium. The clustering of isolates from both camps was confirmed by next-generation sequencing, as well as a secondary infection of a technician. The outbreak strain clustered with internationally isolated strains from patients with recent travel history to Central America. This report exemplifies enhanced surveillance and international collaboration between public health institutes by enabling to link local outbreaks to region-specific sublineages circulating abroad.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases |
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| Publisher | Springer |
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| Publication Date | 2021-07-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2021 |
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| Volume | 40 |
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| Issue | 7 |
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| Pages | 1573-1577 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 0934-9723 |
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| eISSN | 1435-4373 |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10096-021-04164-y |
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