| salmonella typhimurium outbreak associated with a contaminated food container in a school in sichuan province, china. | on 13 june 2013, a fever and diarrhoea outbreak occurred in a boarding school in sichuan province. we conducted a field investigation and compared food exposure of 81 case students and 104 control students (years 7 and 8) in order to identify the source of infection. there were 401 cases identified (399 students and two cooks). the attack rates were 23-46% in nursery, primary, and secondary schools, but 0% in the high school. eighty-five percent of case students, consumed cowpea salad compared t ... | 2016 | 26119077 |