An outbreak of shigella boydii serotype 20 in january 2015 amongst United Kingdom healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response in Sierra Leone

Daniel Todkill; Rachel Pudney; Andrew Terrell; Jerry Tuck; Emma Hutley; Tim Dallman; Claire Jenkins; Rohini Manuel; Michael Wade; Richard Puleston; Jeremy Hawker

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.000832

An outbreak of shigella boydii serotype 20 in january 2015 amongst United Kingdom healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response in Sierra Leone

Daniel Todkill, Rachel Pudney, Andrew Terrell, Jerry Tuck, Emma Hutley, Tim Dallman, Claire Jenkins^*, Rohini Manuel, Michael Wade, Richard Puleston, Jeremy Hawker

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In January 2015, Public Health England and the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence investigated cases of diarrhoea and fever in military personnel recently returned to the UK after supporting the response to the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. Tests for Ebola virus infection were negative. PCR tests detected the ipaH gene in 10/12 faecal specimens, and Shigella boydii serotype 20 was isolated from 7 patients. A case control study was undertaken and analysed using multivariable logistic regression. Consumption of a coronation chicken lunch at the transit camp in Sierra Leone (SL) 24-48 h prior to departure for the UK was significantly associated with disease [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 28.15, 95%CI: 1.87-422.65]. In the context of heightened concern during the Ebola epidemic, this outbreak highlights the importance of rapid and effective microbiological and epidemiological investigations to identify the aetiological agent in patients presenting with fever and diarrhoea.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1596-1600
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume	67
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000832
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018

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T. D. and J. H. are affiliated to the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool in partnership with Public Health England. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health or Public Health England.

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© 2018 The Authors.

Keywords

Diarrhoea
Fever
Foodborne gastrointestinal disease
Outbreak
Shigella boydii

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Todkill, D., Pudney, R., Terrell, A., Tuck, J., Hutley, E., Dallman, T., Jenkins, C., Manuel, R., Wade, M., Puleston, R., & Hawker, J. (2018). An outbreak of shigella boydii serotype 20 in january 2015 amongst United Kingdom healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response in Sierra Leone. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 67(11), 1596-1600. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000832

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An outbreak of shigella boydii serotype 20 in january 2015 amongst United Kingdom healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response in Sierra Leone

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