CDC - Cyclosporiasis Outbreak in Germany Associated with the Consumption of Salad

Volume 8, Number 9, September 2002

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Cyclosporiasis Outbreak in Germany Associated with the Consumption of Salad

Peter C. Döller,* Karl Dietrich,† Norbert Filipp,† Stefan Brockmann,‡ Caroline Dreweck,‡ Reinhard Vonthein,§ Christiane Wagner-Wiening,‡ and Albrecht Wiedenmann¶
*Paul-Lechler-Clinic for Tropical Diseases, Tübingen, Germany; †Public Health Office, Reutlingen, Germany; ‡State Health Office of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany; §Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany; and ¶Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany


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	Figure 2. Epidemic curve of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurring in attendees of four luncheons in a restaurant in Germany in December 2000. Results for the 26 cases in a retrospective cohort study. Defined as having reported any of these symptoms: diarrhea (>3 bowel movements per day), loss of appetite, weight loss, flatulence, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting. †Laboratory confirmation by detection of Cyclospora* oocysts in at least one stool sample by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique.

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