biostudies-literatureUnknown27(15)Larkin LAn extensive multi-country outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium infection in 10 countries with 150 reported cases, predominantly affecting young children, has been linked to chocolate products produced by a large multinational company. Extensive withdrawals and recalls of multiple product lines have been undertaken. With Easter approaching, widespread product distribution and the vulnerability of the affected population, early and effective real-time sharing of microbiological and epidemiological information has been of critical importance in effectively managing this serious food-borne incident.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletinhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9012091biostudies-literatureInvestigation of an international outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium associated with chocolate products, EU/EEA and United Kingdom, February to April 2022.PMC9012091Mossong JGarvey PPijnacker RPulford Cvan Cauteren DMcKeown PBorjesson SBrown DRagimbeau CSimon SHerrera Leon Sde Valk HHoban AMattheus WJourdan-Da Silva NPardos de la Gandara MNielsen CSLange HLachmann RThorstensen Brandal LVergison ALarkin LChattaway MKaramehmedovic NFalkenhorst GLaisnez VBrowning LDryselius RWeill FXVarela Cvan den Beld MfalseInvestigation of an international outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium associated with chocolate products, EU/EEA and United Kingdom, February to April 2022.An extensive multi-country outbreak of multidrug-resistant monophasic <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium infection in 10 countries with 150 reported cases, predominantly affecting young children, has been linked to chocolate products produced by a large multinational company. Extensive withdrawals and recalls of multiple product lines have been undertaken. With Easter approaching, widespread product distribution and the vulnerability of the affected population, early and effective real-time sharing of microbiological and epidemiological information has been of critical importance in effectively managing this serious food-borne incident.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-25T18:03:15.25Z2025-02-19T03:18:29.237ZS-EPMC90120913542635910.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.15.2200314