First recorded food-borne outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by enteroinvasive Escherichia coli serotype O8:H19 in Thailand
An enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) outbreak affecting 154 individuals was identified among attendees at a wedding in Loei Province, Thailand. The median time to symptom onset was 18 h (range: 7-72 h). The epidemiological evidence suggested that larb-neua-dib (spicy minced raw beef salad) was the probable source of the outbreak. The O8:H19 isolates identified in this study closely resemble the O8:H19 strains from the United States and the United Kingdom, but not the O96:H19 strains from Europe. This is the first EIEC outbreak documented in Thailand. Complexities in identifying EIEC contribute to its underreporting.
Authors
- Suthida Muangnoicharoen Hearn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9883-8116)
- Pawinee Doungngern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1154-4527)
- Atchareeya Nakkarach
- Amonrattana Roobthaisong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2538-2028)
- Kazuhisa Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-7933)
- Pilailuk Akkapaiboon Okada
- Tetsuya Iida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5134-1794)
- Adirek Saenharn
- Lalada Naksen
Institutions
- Ministry of Public Health (TH)
- National Institute of Health of Thailand (TH)
- Loei Rajabhat University (TH)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-024-05024-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.24
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Osaka University