| outbreaks of shigella sonnei infection associated with eating fresh parsley--united states and canada, july-august 1998. | in august 1998, the minnesota department of health reported to cdc two restaurant-associated outbreaks of shigella sonnei infections. isolates from both outbreaks had two closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) patterns that differed only by a single band. epidemiologic investigations implicated chopped, uncooked, curly parsley as the common vehicle for these outbreaks. through inquiries to health departments and public health laboratories, six similar outbreaks were identified d ... | 1999 | 10227795 |