TY - JOUR AU - Shah, Lena AU - MacDougall, Laura AU - Ellis, Andrea AU - Ong, Corinne AU - Shyng, Sion AU - LeBlanc, Linda T1 - Challenges of Investigating Community Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis, British Columbia, Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 8 SP - 1286 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Investigations of community outbreaks of cyclosporiasis are challenged by case-patients’ poor recall of exposure resulting from lags in detection and the stealthy nature of food vehicles. We combined multiple techniques, including early consultation with food regulators, traceback of suspected items, and grocery store loyalty card records, to identify a single vehicle for a cyclosporiasis outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, in 2007. KW - Cyclospora KW - enteric infections KW - parasites KW - foodborne diseases KW - disease outbreaks KW - Canada KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1508.081585 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1585_article ER - End of Reference