Ongoing nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Agona associated with internationally distributed infant milk products, France, December 2017

Nathalie Jourdan-da Silva (1) , Laëtitia Fabre (2, 3) , Eve Robinson (1, 4) , Nelly Fournet (1) , Athinna Nisavanh (1) , Mathias Bruyand (1) , Alexandra Mailles (1) , Estelle Serre (2) , Magali Ravel (2) , Véronique Guibert (2, 3) , Sylvie Issenhuth-Jeanjean (2, 3) , Charlotte Renaudat (3, 2) , Mathieu Tourdjman (1) , Alexandra Septfons (1) , Henriette de Valk (1) , Simon Le Hello (3, 2)

1 Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France]
2 IP - Institut Pasteur [Paris]
3 CNR-ESS - Centre National de Référence - National Reference Center Escherichia coli, Shigella et Salmonella
4 European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET)

On 1 December 2017, an outbreak of Salmonella Agona infections among infants was identified in France. To date, 37 cases (median age: 4 months) and two further international cases have been confirmed. Five different infant milk products manufactured at one facility were implicated. On 2 and 10 December, the company recalled the implicated products; on 22 December, all products processed at the facility since February 2017. Trace-forward investigations indicated product distribution to 66 countries.

Keywords: Salmonella Agona; outbreak; infant; milk powder

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Pediatrics; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Food and Nutrition

Nathalie Jourdan-da Silva, Laëtitia Fabre, Eve Robinson, Nelly Fournet, Athinna Nisavanh, et al.. Ongoing nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Agona associated with internationally distributed infant milk products, France, December 2017. Eurosurveillance, 2018, 23 (2), pp.1039-1044. ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.2.17-00852⟩. ⟨hal-02263768⟩