據美國食品安全新聞網消息,美國疾病控制預防中心(CDC)發布通告稱,截止7月30日今年美國26個州的358人感染環孢子蟲,疫情可能歸因于受污染的香菜。
大部分患者在5月1日之后發病,并未發現患者在發病前曾出國旅行。美國食品和藥品管理局(FDA)稱,這些受污染香菜主要來自墨西哥的普拉布埃州。根據衛生部門調查,進口的墨西哥香菜每年都會造成環孢子蟲疫情。
部分原文報道如下:
According to an update posted Friday, July 31, 2015, as of July 30, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had been notified of 358 ill persons with confirmed Cyclospora infection from 26 states so far this year. Most of them (199 people, or 56 percent) experienced the onset of illness on or after May 1, 2015, and did not report international travel prior to developing symptoms.
Clusters of illness linked to restaurants or events have been identified in Texas (212 cases), Wisconsin (8 cases), and Georgia, CDC stated.
原文鏈接:
<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/08/cdc-358-people-in-26-states-infected-with-cyclospora-linked-to-cilantro/#.Vb25J_RQq2U>
日期:2015-08-04