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Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Unpasteurized Tempeh,North Carolina,USA |
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| Authors: | Stephanie E. Griese Aaron T. Fleischauer Jennifer K. MacFarquhar Zackary Moore Cris Harrelson Anita Valiani Sue Ellen Morrison David Sweat Jean-Marie Maillard Denise Griffin Debra Springer Matthew Mikoleit Anna E. Newton Brendan Jackson Thai-An Nguyen Stacey Bosch Megan Davies |
| Affiliation: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S.E. Griese, A.T. Fleischauer, J.K. MacFarquhar, M. Mikoleit, A.E. Newton, B. Jackson, T.-A. Nguyen, S. Bosch); ;North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (S.E. Griese, A.T. Fleischauer, J.K. MacFarquhar, Z. Moore, C. Harrelson, A. Valiani, D. Sweat, J.-M. Maillard, D. Griffin, D. Springer, M. Davies); ;Buncombe County Department of Health, Asheville, North Carolina, USA (S.E. Morrison) |
| Abstract: | During an investigation of an outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+), we identified unpasteurized tempeh as a novel food vehicle and Rhizopus spp. starter culture as the source of the contamination. Safe handling of uncooked, unpasteurized tempeh should be emphasized for prevention of foodborne illnesses. |
| Keywords: | Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B foodborne illness soy foods food handling tempeh North Carolina salmonellosis enteric infections gastroenteritis Salmonella spp. bacteria |