TY - JOUR
T1 - An outbreak of cholera from food served on an international aircraft
AU - Eberhart-Phillips, J.
AU - Bessser, R. E.
AU - Tormey, M. P.
AU - Feikin, D.
AU - Araneta, M. R.
AU - Wells, J.
AU - Kilman, L.
AU - Rutherford, G. W.
AU - Griffin, P. M.
AU - Baron, R.
AU - Mascola, L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - In February 1992, an outbreak of cholera occurred among persons who had flown on a commercial airline flight from South America to Los Angeles. This study was conducted to determine the magnitude and the cause of the outbreak. Passengers were interviewed and laboratory specimens were collected to determine the magnitude of the outbreak. A case-control study was performed to determine the vehicle of infection. Seventy-five of the 336 passengers in the United States had cholera; 10 were hospitalized and one died. Cold seafood salad, served between Lima, Peru and Los Angeles, California, was the vehicle of infection (odds ratio, 11.6; 95% confidence interval, 3.3-44.5). This was the largest airline-associated outbreak of cholera ever reported and demonstrates the potential for airline-associated spread of cholera from epidemic areas to other parts of the world. Physicians should obtain a travel history and consider cholera in patients with diarrhoea who have travelled from cholera-affected countries. This outbreak also highlights the risks associated with eating cold foods prepared in cholera-affected countries.
AB - In February 1992, an outbreak of cholera occurred among persons who had flown on a commercial airline flight from South America to Los Angeles. This study was conducted to determine the magnitude and the cause of the outbreak. Passengers were interviewed and laboratory specimens were collected to determine the magnitude of the outbreak. A case-control study was performed to determine the vehicle of infection. Seventy-five of the 336 passengers in the United States had cholera; 10 were hospitalized and one died. Cold seafood salad, served between Lima, Peru and Los Angeles, California, was the vehicle of infection (odds ratio, 11.6; 95% confidence interval, 3.3-44.5). This was the largest airline-associated outbreak of cholera ever reported and demonstrates the potential for airline-associated spread of cholera from epidemic areas to other parts of the world. Physicians should obtain a travel history and consider cholera in patients with diarrhoea who have travelled from cholera-affected countries. This outbreak also highlights the risks associated with eating cold foods prepared in cholera-affected countries.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0950268800058891
DO - 10.1017/S0950268800058891
M3 - Article
C2 - 8626007
AN - SCOPUS:13344275849
VL - 116
SP - 9
EP - 13
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
SN - 0950-2688
IS - 1
ER -