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An Outbreak of Poisoning from Infected Brawn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

William G. Savage  and
C. Herbert Gunson
William G. Savage
Affiliation:
Medical Officer of Health, Colchester;
C. Herbert Gunson
Affiliation:
Medical Officer of Health, Wisbech Rural District.
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1. Eighteen persons after eating a certain batch of pork-cheese, or vegetables infected from it, suffered from severe illness and three died.

2. The illness was caused by a Gaertner bacillus of the Aertrycke sub-group isolated from one of the fatal cases.

3. This bacillus was contained in the meat used for the pork-cheeses (brawn), infection being antecedent to preparation.

4. Part of the meat was obtained from a pig suffering from local injury or disease of one leg and the bacilli were no doubt etiologically connected with this condition.

5. The outbreak points to the need for a more complete and thorough veterinary inspection of meat before sale, and of the necessity for extended investigation into the diseases of animals used for human food caused by Gaertner bacilli.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 8 , Issue 5 , November 1908 , pp. 601 - 608
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1908