Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas

An outbreak of foodborne illness involving 120 (39.3%) of 305 luncheon attendees was investigated by the Tarrant County Health Department, Texas in 1982. The foods served at the luncheon were prepared at two restaurants, BBB and SDI. Interviews of the attendees yielded needed data to implicate banan...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of environmental health 1987-09, Vol.50 (2), p.87-89
Hauptverfasser: Nwanyanwu, Okey C., Falzarano, Donna L., Anderson, Paulette S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
container_end_page 89
container_issue 2
container_start_page 87
container_title Journal of environmental health
container_volume 50
creator Nwanyanwu, Okey C.
Falzarano, Donna L.
Anderson, Paulette S.
description An outbreak of foodborne illness involving 120 (39.3%) of 305 luncheon attendees was investigated by the Tarrant County Health Department, Texas in 1982. The foods served at the luncheon were prepared at two restaurants, BBB and SDI. Interviews of the attendees yielded needed data to implicate banana pudding as the contaminated food, and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) as the etiologic agent. E. coli was isolated from 16 of 17 (94.1%) of the ill persons and from 6 of 7 (85.7%) of food handlers. E. coli was also recovered from leftover barbecued beef, potato salad, banana pudding and beans. Only banana pudding was significantly associated with illness (p=0.03 Fisher's exact test). It is postulated that an ill food handler introduced the organism which contaminated the food, and improper holding temperatures made conditions ideal for the growth and toxin production of the suspect etiologic agent.
format Article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_jstor_primary_44539412</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>44539412</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>44539412</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j107t-5b4ea2499f3d308997e33c9ce4c37a8915eb3494da8e4a00cfb4c46799bc9a4d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNotjtFKwzAUQPOgsDn9BCEfYCFNbtfex1GtCoW9bM_jJr3V1ppI0qL7ewf6dDgvh3Ml1kppnakK9UrcpDQqpXJdwVo0TQidDdGzfBwSU2K5X2YbmT5kE6YpfA_-Te5ku3j3zsE_yAPFSH6WdVj8fL44_1C6Fdc9TYnv_rkRx-bpUL9k7f75td612Zircs4KC0waEHvTmcsNlmyMQ8fgTEkV5gVbAwgdVQyklOstONiWiNYhQWc24v6vO6Y5xNNXHD4pnk8AhUHItfkF_EFD6A</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Publisher</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype></control><display><type>article</type><title>Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas</title><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><creator>Nwanyanwu, Okey C. ; Falzarano, Donna L. ; Anderson, Paulette S.</creator><creatorcontrib>Nwanyanwu, Okey C. ; Falzarano, Donna L. ; Anderson, Paulette S.</creatorcontrib><description>An outbreak of foodborne illness involving 120 (39.3%) of 305 luncheon attendees was investigated by the Tarrant County Health Department, Texas in 1982. The foods served at the luncheon were prepared at two restaurants, BBB and SDI. Interviews of the attendees yielded needed data to implicate banana pudding as the contaminated food, and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) as the etiologic agent. E. coli was isolated from 16 of 17 (94.1%) of the ill persons and from 6 of 7 (85.7%) of food handlers. E. coli was also recovered from leftover barbecued beef, potato salad, banana pudding and beans. Only banana pudding was significantly associated with illness (p=0.03 Fisher's exact test). It is postulated that an ill food handler introduced the organism which contaminated the food, and improper holding temperatures made conditions ideal for the growth and toxin production of the suspect etiologic agent.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0022-0892</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>National Environmental Health Association</publisher><subject>Beef ; Cooking ; Diarrhea ; Diseases ; Escherichia coli ; Food consumption ; Foodborne illnesses ; Lunches ; Puddings ; Restaurants</subject><ispartof>Journal of environmental health, 1987-09, Vol.50 (2), p.87-89</ispartof><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/44539412$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/44539412$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,799,57992,58225</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Nwanyanwu, Okey C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Falzarano, Donna L.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Anderson, Paulette S.</creatorcontrib><title>Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas</title><title>Journal of environmental health</title><description>An outbreak of foodborne illness involving 120 (39.3%) of 305 luncheon attendees was investigated by the Tarrant County Health Department, Texas in 1982. The foods served at the luncheon were prepared at two restaurants, BBB and SDI. Interviews of the attendees yielded needed data to implicate banana pudding as the contaminated food, and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) as the etiologic agent. E. coli was isolated from 16 of 17 (94.1%) of the ill persons and from 6 of 7 (85.7%) of food handlers. E. coli was also recovered from leftover barbecued beef, potato salad, banana pudding and beans. Only banana pudding was significantly associated with illness (p=0.03 Fisher's exact test). It is postulated that an ill food handler introduced the organism which contaminated the food, and improper holding temperatures made conditions ideal for the growth and toxin production of the suspect etiologic agent.</description><subject>Beef</subject><subject>Cooking</subject><subject>Diarrhea</subject><subject>Diseases</subject><subject>Escherichia coli</subject><subject>Food consumption</subject><subject>Foodborne illnesses</subject><subject>Lunches</subject><subject>Puddings</subject><subject>Restaurants</subject><issn>0022-0892</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1987</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid/><recordid>eNotjtFKwzAUQPOgsDn9BCEfYCFNbtfex1GtCoW9bM_jJr3V1ppI0qL7ewf6dDgvh3Ml1kppnakK9UrcpDQqpXJdwVo0TQidDdGzfBwSU2K5X2YbmT5kE6YpfA_-Te5ku3j3zsE_yAPFSH6WdVj8fL44_1C6Fdc9TYnv_rkRx-bpUL9k7f75td612Zircs4KC0waEHvTmcsNlmyMQ8fgTEkV5gVbAwgdVQyklOstONiWiNYhQWc24v6vO6Y5xNNXHD4pnk8AhUHItfkF_EFD6A</recordid><startdate>19870901</startdate><enddate>19870901</enddate><creator>Nwanyanwu, Okey C.</creator><creator>Falzarano, Donna L.</creator><creator>Anderson, Paulette S.</creator><general>National Environmental Health Association</general><scope/></search><sort><creationdate>19870901</creationdate><title>Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas</title><author>Nwanyanwu, Okey C. ; Falzarano, Donna L. ; Anderson, Paulette S.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j107t-5b4ea2499f3d308997e33c9ce4c37a8915eb3494da8e4a00cfb4c46799bc9a4d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1987</creationdate><topic>Beef</topic><topic>Cooking</topic><topic>Diarrhea</topic><topic>Diseases</topic><topic>Escherichia coli</topic><topic>Food consumption</topic><topic>Foodborne illnesses</topic><topic>Lunches</topic><topic>Puddings</topic><topic>Restaurants</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Nwanyanwu, Okey C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Falzarano, Donna L.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Anderson, Paulette S.</creatorcontrib><jtitle>Journal of environmental health</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Nwanyanwu, Okey C.</au><au>Falzarano, Donna L.</au><au>Anderson, Paulette S.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas</atitle><jtitle>Journal of environmental health</jtitle><date>1987-09-01</date><risdate>1987</risdate><volume>50</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>87</spage><epage>89</epage><pages>87-89</pages><issn>0022-0892</issn><abstract>An outbreak of foodborne illness involving 120 (39.3%) of 305 luncheon attendees was investigated by the Tarrant County Health Department, Texas in 1982. The foods served at the luncheon were prepared at two restaurants, BBB and SDI. Interviews of the attendees yielded needed data to implicate banana pudding as the contaminated food, and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) as the etiologic agent. E. coli was isolated from 16 of 17 (94.1%) of the ill persons and from 6 of 7 (85.7%) of food handlers. E. coli was also recovered from leftover barbecued beef, potato salad, banana pudding and beans. Only banana pudding was significantly associated with illness (p=0.03 Fisher's exact test). It is postulated that an ill food handler introduced the organism which contaminated the food, and improper holding temperatures made conditions ideal for the growth and toxin production of the suspect etiologic agent.</abstract><pub>National Environmental Health Association</pub><tpages>3</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0022-0892
ispartof Journal of environmental health, 1987-09, Vol.50 (2), p.87-89
issn 0022-0892
language eng
recordid cdi_jstor_primary_44539412
source Jstor Complete Legacy
subjects Beef
Cooking
Diarrhea
Diseases
Escherichia coli
Food consumption
Foodborne illnesses
Lunches
Puddings
Restaurants
title Foodborne Disease Outbreak Following A Luncheon, Tarrant County, Texas
url https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-08T21%3A29%3A05IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Foodborne%20Disease%20Outbreak%20Following%20A%20Luncheon,%20Tarrant%20County,%20Texas&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20environmental%20health&rft.au=Nwanyanwu,%20Okey%20C.&rft.date=1987-09-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=87&rft.epage=89&rft.pages=87-89&rft.issn=0022-0892&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cjstor%3E44539412%3C/jstor%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=44539412&rfr_iscdi=true