Traceability analysis of a foodborne disease outbreak caused by Clostridium perfringens in Ma’anshan City, Anhui Province, 2024
The outbreak was likely caused by contamination of Chinese food by <i>C. perfringens</i> from infected canteen employees. Whole-genome sequencing was instrumental in accurately tracing the source of the outbreak.
Authors
- Liangliang Jiang
- Yiqun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4979-0117)
- Yuanting Sun
- Ying Luo
- Li Wang
- Fen Lu
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Anshan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1683405
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00