Epidemiologic Analysis of Food Toxicoinfection Clustered Incidence Caused by Enterococci in the Amur Region

Abstract

Designated data represents epidemiologic investigation of food toxicoinfection breakout among pupils of the Amur region. All children that developed the disease attended school canteen.The investigation indicated that the food was cooked under conditions of wastewater disposal malfunction and repair works. The laboratory tests revealed E. faecalis in patients’ stomach washings and washouts of the inventory and dishes from the food unit as well as in the beetroot salad (supposed cause of the disease). The pathogen (E. faecalis) was most likely transmitted in canteen through transitional transmission factors on food due to wastewater disposal malfunction.