Clostridium perfringens Foodborne Outbreak during an Athletic Event in Northern Greece, June 2019

Mellou, Kassiani; Kyritsi, Maria; Chrysostomou, Anthi; Sideroglou, Theologia; Georgakopoulou, Theano; Hadjichristodoulou, Christos

doi:10.3390/ijerph16203967

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“…The increase in gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States was likely attributed to the expanding catering industry due to the changing societal eating habits [19]. The common foods associated with C. perfringens include meat, poultry products, soups, sauces such as gravy, and other precooked food [20] and are typically associated with improper cooking or the inadequate heating of food products [21]. Caterers usually have to perform cooking in bulk to serve larger groups of customers, and therefore it is crucial for them to rapidly cool food products.…”

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Characteristics of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Investigated in Singapore: 2018–2021

Fua’di,

Er,

Lee

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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There is a need to study the characteristics of outbreaks via Singapore’s outbreak surveillance system to understand and identify the gaps in food safety for targeted policy interventions due to the increasing trend in gastroenteritis outbreaks and consequential increase in foodborne-related deaths and economic burden on public health systems worldwide. A total of 171 gastroenteritis outbreaks were investigated in Singapore from January 2018 to December 2021. This study analyzed the annual trend of investigated gastroenteritis outbreaks, the proportion of outbreaks by implicated sources of food, and the proportion of the type of pathogens identified from human cases, food samples, and environmental swabs collected from outbreak investigations. Among the foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks (n = 121) investigated in Singapore, approximately 42.1% of the outbreaks had food prepared by caterers, 14.9% by restaurants, and 12.4% had food prepared by in-house kitchens. Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella were the most common causative pathogens in foodborne outbreaks throughout the analysis period. The food samples and environmental swabs collected were mostly detected for Bacillus cereus. Norovirus was the most common causative pathogen in non-foodborne outbreaks and was mainly attributable to preschools. This highlights the importance of monitoring and educating the catering industry and preschools to prevent future outbreaks.

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Characteristics of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Investigated in Singapore: 2018–2021

Fua’di,

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Lee

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“…Loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a highly sensitive test for S. aureus and Bacillus cereus as cause of foodborne intoxication has been developed [4]. Outbreaks of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxininduced diarrhea were reported [5], whereas necrotic enteritis in humans is rare.…”

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Infectious diseases affecting the small bowel – what not to miss

Keuchel

Bota²,

Baltes³

2021

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

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Purpose of review This review summarizes infectious diseases involving the small bowel (SB) with a focus on recent literature related to diagnosis and pathophysiology. Recent findings Typical symptom for SB infections is diarrhea, mostly self-limiting. Pathogens include bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoan parasites, and helminths. Host–pathogen interaction is of special interest in infections with potentially severe or prolonged course. Research uses increasingly enterocyte cell culture systems. SARS-CoV2 can also infect enterocytes via angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and causes gastrointestinal complaints in some patients. Chronic SB infections as tuberculosis, Cytomegalovirus, or Epstein–Barr virus have to be differentiated from Crohn's and other diseases. Severe rare fungal and protozoan parasitic infections can cause relevant morbidity in immunocompromised patients. Soil-transmitted helminthic infections are a special issue in endemic areas. Summary Many infections involve the SB, typically causing mild and self-limiting diarrhea. Symptomatic therapy, hygiene, and isolation are the mainstay of management. However, some patients develop severe or chronic disease. Immunosuppression is a major cause for severe, but also for rare opportunistic systemic infections that can also affect the SB.

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“…This bacterium is a common member of human and animal gut flora, thus contamination of meats via gut microflora (faecal contamination of carcasses) may occur during preparation and storage (Kiu andHall, 2018, Wijnands et al, 2011). Thus, meat consumption in mass gatherings is significantly associated with recent welldocumented C. perfringens outbreaks (Leung et al, 2017, Mellou et al, 2019. Colombo city is the densely populated commercial hub of Sri Lanka, where the busy urban lifestyles, predispose to increased patronage of hotels, restaurants and takeaway outlets.…”

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Detection of <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> and associated preventive measures to appraise the safe meat curry consumption in the Colombo city

Ranasinghe

Perera

2022

J Sci.Univ.Kelaniya

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Sri Lanka is a fabulous tourist destination thus; ensuring food safety has garnered importance in public health. Spicy meat curries are popular among consumers and the majority of them belong to the low-income category. Hence, the aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study was to detect Clostridium perfringens and associated preventive measures to appraise the safe meat curry consumption in Colombo city. This spore bearer is ubiquitous in nature and found in a variety of food commodities. Furthermore, this fastidious bacterium is frequently found in meat curries and meat-based dishes. Two hundred meat curry samples comprising 100 chicken and 100 beef were purchased from proportionately selected 200 eating houses in Colombo which have been registered in the Colombo Municipal Council. Spread plate and enrichment techniques were used to optimize the isolation. Subsequently, presumptive identification was done and confirmed by biochemical tests. Confirmed colonies were enumerated and expressed as colony forming units (cfu) per gram of food. Thus, C. perfringens was not detected in 61 % of meat curry samples comprising 69 % beef and 53% chicken curries. Safety measures either in preparation and/or storage have been taken by 75-95% of eating houses, where this cultivable bacterium was not detected. Therefore, as indicated by our findings, safe meat curry consumption in the 21 st century without foodborne pathogens, could not be an overambitious goal. Further improvements can be done through the valuable service of Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) about the microbial quality of food.

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Clostridium perfringens Foodborne Outbreak during an Athletic Event in Northern Greece, June 2019

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Characteristics of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Investigated in Singapore: 2018–2021

Characteristics of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Investigated in Singapore: 2018–2021

Infectious diseases affecting the small bowel – what not to miss

Detection of <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> and associated preventive measures to appraise the safe meat curry consumption in the Colombo city

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