Toxoplasmosis Outbreak Associated With Toxoplasma gondii-Contaminated Venison-High Attack Rate, Unusual Clinical Presentation, and Atypical Genotype.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During 2017, in response to a physician's report, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, began investigating an outbreak of febrile illness among attendees of a retreat where never frozen, intentionally undercooked, locally harvested venison was served. Preliminary testing tentatively identified the illness as toxoplasmosis.

Methods

Confirmatory human serology panels and testing of the venison to confirm and categorize the presence and type of Toxoplasma gondii were completed by French and American national reference laboratories. All 12 retreat attendees were interviewed; medical records were reviewed.

Results

All attendees were male; median age was 51 years (range: 22-75). After a median incubation period of 7 days, 9 (82%

SUBMITTER: Schumacher AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9248295 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature