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. 2005 Apr;133(2):373–376. doi: 10.1017/s0950268804003449

An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections linked to the consumption of imported horse meat in France.

E Espié 1, H De Valk 1, V Vaillant 1, N Quelquejeu 1, F Le Querrec 1, F X Weill 1
PMCID: PMC2870259  PMID: 15816165

Abstract

In 2003, 14 cases of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport infections were reported. This is the first documented foodborne outbreak of multidrug-resistant S. Newport in France. The blaCMY gene was present in all isolates. All cases reported having eaten horse meat from a common wholesaler. The country of origin of the imported meat could not be identified.

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