Foodborne Outbreak of Group A Streptococcus Pharyngitis Associated With a High School Dance Team Banquet—Minnesota, 2012 | Zendy

Sarah K. Kemble | Zendy; Amy Westbrook | Zendy; Ruth Lynfield | Zendy; April K. Bogard | Zendy; Nicole Koktavy | Zendy; Kelly Gall | Zendy; Victoria Lappi | Zendy; Aaron DeVries | Zendy; Edward L. Kaplan | Zendy; Kirk Smith | Zendy

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Foodborne Outbreak of Group A Streptococcus Pharyngitis Associated With a High School Dance Team Banquet—Minnesota, 2012

Author(s) -

Sarah K. Kemble,

Amy Westbrook,

Ruth Lynfield,

April K. Bogard,

Nicole Koktavy,

Kelly Gall,

Victoria Lappi,

Aaron DeVries,

Edward L. Kaplan,

Kirk Smith

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit359

Subject(s) - banquet , pharyngitis , medicine , outbreak , streptococcus , dance , family medicine , virology , geography , visual arts , bacteria , archaeology , biology , genetics , art

On 20 March 2012, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was notified of multiple Facebook postings suggestive of a foodborne outbreak of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis occurring among attendees of a high school dance team banquet. An investigation was initiated.

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