Table 1.
Salmonella quantification in foods involved in outbreaks in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2005
| Outbreak # | City | (Date month/day) | Number of exposed | Number of hospitalizations | Involved food | Salmonella serovar | Salmonella quantification MPN.g-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alecrim | 01/24 | 5 | 0 | Potatoes with mayonnaise | Enteritidis | 4.6x109 |
| 2 | Camaquã | 02/21 | 5 | 0 | Chicken | Enteritidis | 1.1 x105 |
| Cooked beet | Enteritidis | 2.4x106 | |||||
| 3 | Frederico Westphalen | 04/19 | 10 | 0 | Cake | Enteritidis | 2.4x105 |
| 4 | Teutônia | 04/23 | 9 | 1 | Potatoes with mayonnaise | Enteritidis | 2.4x107 |
| Sausage | Enteritidis | 3.6x107 | |||||
| Chicken | Enteritidis | 4.6x106 | |||||
| Pork | – | <3 | |||||
| 5 | Ipê | 04/25 | 6 | 3 | Cassava with mayonnaise | Enteritidis | 2.8x108 |
| Roasted beef | Enteritidis | 4.3x103 | |||||
| Turkey | – | <3 | |||||
| 6 | ND | 05/15 | ND | ND | Chicken | – | <3 |
| Roasted beef | Enteritidis | 4.6x105 | |||||
| 7 | São Pedro da Serra | 10/16 | 160 | 3 | Potatoes with mayonnaise | Enteritidis | 1.1x108 |
| 8 | Santa Rosa | 11/27 | ND | ND | Cake | Enteritidis | 1.5x108 |
| 9 | Palmeira das Missões | 11/27 | 15 | 8 | Cooked pea | Enteritidis | 1.1x103 |
| Minced meat | Enteritidis | 3x102 | |||||
| Tomato | – | <3 | |||||
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 12/28 | 2 | 0 | Salami | – | <3 |