An Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in 1996 Associated with Consumption of Fresh Berries - Ontario

DG Manuel; S Neamatullah; R Shahin; D Reymond; J Keystone; J Carlson; C Le Ber; BL Herwaldt; DH Werker

doi:10.1155/2000/640405

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2000)

An Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in 1996 Associated with Consumption of Fresh Berries - Ontario

DG Manuel,
S Neamatullah,
R Shahin,
D Reymond,
J Keystone,
J Carlson,
C Le Ber,
BL Herwaldt,
DH Werker

Affiliations

DG Manuel: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
S Neamatullah: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
R Shahin: Department of Public Health Science, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
D Reymond: Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto Hospital, Canada
J Keystone: Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto Hospital, Canada
J Carlson: Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Branch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C Le Ber: Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Branch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BL Herwaldt: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
DH Werker: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2000/640405
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 86 – 92

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: A large foodborne outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurred in North America in 1996. An index cluster of cases associated with a catered event on May 11, 1996, in Ontario sparked the recognition of this outbreak in Canada.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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