Outbreak of Salmonella Goldcoast affecting tourists exposed in Majorca from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark

Abstract

By 27 October 2005, 32 cases of gastroenteritis due to Salmonella Goldcoast had been detected in tourists

A multistate epidemic outbreak of Salmonella Goldcoast infection in humans, June 2009 to March 2010: the investigation in Italy

“…S. Goldcoast infection in humans is rare and is usually acquired through the consumption of raw or undercooked food of animal origin. Although most S. Goldcoast infections are reported as sporadic cases, a few epidemic outbreaks have been described in the international literature [1][2][3][4]. In 2005 an outbreak of S. Goldcoast infection involved tourists from the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden who had travelled to Spain, but could not be linked to any specific source [2].…”

“…Although most S. Goldcoast infections are reported as sporadic cases, a few epidemic outbreaks have been described in the international literature [1][2][3][4]. In 2005 an outbreak of S. Goldcoast infection involved tourists from the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden who had travelled to Spain, but could not be linked to any specific source [2]. In 2001, at least nine people in Germany became infected due to the consumption of fermented sausages of pork origin [1].…”

Investigation into an unusual increase of human cases of Salmonella Goldcoast infection in Hungary in 2009

“…Previous outbreaks have been reported in the United Kingdom and Germany and were found to be associated with the consumption of French paté, watercress, cheddar cheese and raw fermented sausage [1][2][3][4]. In a multi-country outbreak due to Salmonella Goldcoast in 2004, the majority of reported cases had travelled to Mallorca in Spain in the week before their disease onset, although no common source of exposure could be identified [5][6][7]. In order to understand the scale of the outbreak, to compare S. Goldcoast isolates and to identify possible risk factors for these infections, we embarked on a microbiological and epidemiological investigation of all S. Goldcoast cases identified in Hungary between 1 January 2009 and 1 March 2010.…”