FOOD-BORNE OUTBREAK OF GIARDIA-LAMBLIA

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作者
PORTER, JDH [1 ]
GAFFNEY, C [1 ]
HEYMANN, D [1 ]
PARKIN, W [1 ]
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[1] NEW JERSEY DEPT HLTH,DIV EPIDEMIOL & DIS CONTROL,TRENTON,NJ
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10.2105/AJPH.80.10.1259
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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An outbreak of giardiasis occurred following a family party for 25 persons. Nine who had eaten fruit salad became ill, compared with one who had not eaten the salad (Relative Risk = 7.4, 95% CI = 1.4, 169.3). The fruit salad preparer had a diapered child and a pet rabbit at home who were both positive for Giardia lamblia. This outbreak emphasizes the importance of good hygienic practices in food preparation and the possibility of domestic-animal-to-person transmission in Giardia outbreaks.
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