Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2020)

Whole-Genome Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolates in Outbreak Linked to Online Food Delivery, Shenzhen, China, 2018

  • Min Jiang,
  • Feng Zhu,
  • Chao Yang,
  • Yinhua Deng,
  • Patrick S.L. Kwan,
  • Yinghui Li,
  • Yiman Lin,
  • Yaqun Qiu,
  • Xiaolu Shi,
  • Hui Chen,
  • Yujun Cui,
  • Qinghua Hu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.191446
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 789 – 792

Abstract

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In July 2018, an outbreak of 10 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection occurred in Shenzhen, China. Outbreak investigation complemented by whole-genome sequencing traced the source to food ordered online. Our investigation highlights the role of online food delivery platforms as a new mode of foodborne disease transmission.

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