An Epidemic Survey for Salmonellosis Occurred on a Baby's First Birthday Banquet in Jeju Island.

Shin, Sang Yeop; Hong, Jung Yun; Bae, Jong Myon

Original Article

Korean Journal of Epidemiology 2004;26(1): 27-38.

An Epidemic Survey for Salmonellosis Occurred on a Baby's First Birthday Banquet in Jeju Island.

Sang Yeop Shin, Jung Yun Hong, Jong Myon Bae

¹Bureau of Health, Welfare, and Women, Jeju Providence,Korea.
²Department of Pediatrics, Cheju National University Collegeof Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
³Department of Preventive Medicine, Cheju National UniversityCollege of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. jmbae@cheju.ac.kr

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
A field investigation was done to identify the level of epidemic and to evaluate the infection route of Salmonellosis occurred in a baby's first birthday banquet in Jeju Island.
METHODS:
Among participants in the banquet given on a baby's first birthday, persons showing gastrointestinal symptoms were conducted by the structured questionnaire and stool culture. The symptomless persons were also surveyed by self-responded structured questionnaire. The causal relationship between food items and gastrointestinal symptoms was proved by odds ratio and Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
RESULTS:
Salmonella london was identified in the stools of 12 subjects among 20 participants showing gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as in the boiled pork hock.
CONCLUSIONS:
This outbreak event is thought to happen after participants took the boiled pork hock that contaminated with S almonella london during the storage process.

Keywords: Salmonellosis; Epidemics; Salmonella Food Poisoning; Jeju island