TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of tdh-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from an outbreak associated with raw oyster consumption in Spain
AU - Lozano-León, Antonio
AU - Torres, Julio
AU - Osorio, Carlos R.
AU - Martínez-Urtaza, Jaime
PY - 2003/9/26
Y1 - 2003/9/26
N2 - Between August and September 1999, a total of 64 cases of illness were identified in three episodes of acute gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of live oysters from a typical outdoor street market in Galicia (northwest Spain). Nine case patients were hospitalized and analysis of their stool samples revealed the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The strains isolated from two stool samples were studied for antibiotic susceptibility, biochemical characteristics and presence of virulence factors. Both isolates were Kanagawa phenomenon positive and produced thermostable direct hemolysin, which is related to pathogenicity in humans. These results show the presence of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in mollusks harvested in Europe and reveal the risk of illness associated with their consumption, suggesting the revision of V. parahaemolyticus risk assessment associated with consumption of raw live shellfish.
AB - Between August and September 1999, a total of 64 cases of illness were identified in three episodes of acute gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of live oysters from a typical outdoor street market in Galicia (northwest Spain). Nine case patients were hospitalized and analysis of their stool samples revealed the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The strains isolated from two stool samples were studied for antibiotic susceptibility, biochemical characteristics and presence of virulence factors. Both isolates were Kanagawa phenomenon positive and produced thermostable direct hemolysin, which is related to pathogenicity in humans. These results show the presence of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in mollusks harvested in Europe and reveal the risk of illness associated with their consumption, suggesting the revision of V. parahaemolyticus risk assessment associated with consumption of raw live shellfish.
KW - Molluskan consumption
KW - Outbreak
KW - Oyster
KW - Risk assignment
KW - Shellfish
KW - Vibrio parahaemolyticus
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0642316205
U2 - 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00604-9
DO - 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00604-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 14553923
AN - SCOPUS:0642316205
SN - 0378-1097
VL - 226
SP - 281
EP - 284
JO - FEMS microbiology letters
JF - FEMS microbiology letters
IS - 2
ER -