Honish L, Punja N, Nunn S, Nelson D, Hislop N, Gosselin G, Stashko N, Dittrich D
Alberta Health Services, Canada.
Investigative Team from Alberta Health Services, Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Alberta Health, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.
Can Commun Dis Rep. 2017 Jan 5;43(1):21-24. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v43i01a04.
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Pork is a known, although infrequent, source of human O157:H7 infection. O157:H7 infections often result in clinically severe illness with serious complications in humans.
WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: During July-October 2014, an outbreak of 119 cases of O157:H7 infections associated with exposure to contaminated pork products occurred in Alberta, Canada. O157:H7-contaminated pork and pork production environments and mishandling of pork products was identified at all key points in the implicated pork distribution chain. Measures to control the outbreak included product recalls, destruction of pork products, temporary food facility closures, targeted interventions to mitigate improper pork-handling practices, and prosecution of a food facility operator.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: Pork should be considered in public health O157:H7 investigations and prevention messaging, and pork handling and cooking practices should be carefully assessed during regulatory food facility inspections.
关于该主题已知的信息有哪些?:猪肉是已知的人类O157:H7感染源,尽管这种情况并不常见。O157:H7感染常常会导致人类出现临床症状严重的疾病并引发严重并发症。
本报告新增了哪些内容?:2014年7月至10月期间,加拿大艾伯塔省发生了一起119例与接触受污染猪肉制品有关的O157:H7感染疫情。在涉及的猪肉分销链的所有关键点都发现了受O157:H7污染的猪肉、猪肉生产环境以及猪肉制品处理不当的情况。控制疫情的措施包括产品召回、销毁猪肉制品、临时关闭食品设施、采取针对性干预措施以减少不当的猪肉处理行为,以及起诉一名食品设施经营者。
对公共卫生实践有哪些启示?:在公共卫生O157:H7调查和预防宣传中应考虑猪肉因素,并且在对食品设施进行监管检查时,应仔细评估猪肉处理和烹饪方式。