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December 18, 2002JAMA

Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella Serotype Poona Infections Associated With Eating Cantaloupe From Mexico--United States and Canada, 2000-2002

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Outbreak investigation reveals recurrent Salmonella Poona infections from imported cantaloupe across twelve states and Canada, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in international agricultural...

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Investigate consecutive annual spring outbreaks of Salmonella serotype Poona infections associated with imported cantaloupe.
Conducted multi-jurisdictional epidemiological surveillance and outbreak response across 12 US states and Canada from 2000 through 2002.
Performed molecular subtyping on clinical isolates using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to determine strain relatedness across outbreak years.
Identified three consecutive yearly outbreaks tied to Mexican cantaloupes, demonstrating indistinguishable PFGE patterns between 2000 and 2002 and a distinct PFGE pattern in 2001.
Prompted the issuance of an FDA import alert on cantaloupes from Mexico and catalyzed binational safety programs covering agricultural production, packing, and distribution.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a964e1e6fa607f2afb2dcfd https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.23.2967-a

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Outbreak investigation reveals recurrent Salmonella Poona infections from imported cantaloupe across twelve states and Canada, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in international agricultural...

Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella Serotype Poona Infections Associated With Eating Cantaloupe From Mexico--United States and Canada, 2000-2002

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Multistate Outbreaks of Salmonella Serotype Poona Infections Associated With Eating Cantaloupe From Mexico--United States and Canada, 2000-2002

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