Scientists have provided information about the types of Salmonella and people infected by the pathogen over a decade in Denmark.
They identified 9,944 Salmonella cases from 2013 to 2022. Results were published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
The leading non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) serotypes were
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Researchers in Denmark have shared lessons learned as part of work on national burden of disease estimates.
The Danish burden of foodborne disease study ranks pathogens and chemicals. Results from 2019 showed the top hazards were Campylobacter, lead, peanut allergy, methylmercury, and Salmonella.
National studies are helpful for risk ranking and
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Danish officials have solved an E. coli outbreak linked to meat that sickened six people.
Since late March, half a dozen E. coli O157:H7 patients fell sick, and one developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure. The first
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Half a dozen people are sick in an ongoing E. coli O157 outbreak in Denmark.
Since late March, six E. coli O157:H7 patients have been identified, and one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure. While
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More than 130 people have fallen sick in 11 countries with contaminated chicken meat from Poland suspected as being the source of infection.
An analysis by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) focused on two sub-clusters of Salmonella Enteritidis sequence type (ST) 11 with 134 cases mostly reported
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Denmark has topped a list of 10 countries when looking at hand hygiene practices during meal preparation.
The rank of countries regarding proper hand hygiene practices was: Denmark, Greece, Norway, Romania, Hungary, Germany, UK, Portugal, France, and Spain, according to a study published in the journal BMC Public Health.
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Danish officials are searching for the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected more than a dozen people.
From May to July, 14 people infected with the same type of Salmonella Enteritidis were registered at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
Patients are six men and eight women, who live
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The number of people sick has gone up in Denmark, but the number of outbreaks remained stable in 2022, according to recently released data.
In 2022, there were 5,142 cases of Campylobacter and 899 cases of Salmonella, compared to 3,740 and 692 in 2021. Of Campylobacter and Salmonella cases in
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Danish officials are searching for the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected 16 people with one recorded death.
During March and April 2023, 16 cases of Salmonella Muenchen have been recorded.
Eight men and eight women are sick. Patients are aged between 10 and 95 with a median
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Spring onions from Egypt were likely behind a deadly E. coli outbreak in Denmark in 2021, according to researchers.
Between November and December 2021, the first recorded outbreak of enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) in Denmark occurred. A total of 88 sick people, including 58 women, with a median age of 52 and
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