Authorities in Finland are investigating a recent increase in Salmonella Enteritidis infections.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) and the National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) reported that 50 people have become ill from across the country during August and September.
In 2022, only five domestically acquired Salmonella Enteritidis infections
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Officials in Finland remain stumped by a large outbreak linked to school meals.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), and local agencies are investigating the outbreak, which affected more than 800 people. The incident occurred in mid-August in Mikkeli, with mainly children falling sick.
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More than 600 people have fallen ill in a suspected food poisoning outbreak at several schools in a Finnish city.
This past week, officials from the city of Mikkeli sent a questionnaire to parents of students and staff about symptoms that occurred during or after school meals on Aug. 16.
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A slight increase in the incidence of listeriosis in Finland has been seen in the past 10 years, according to scientists.
The incidence of invasive listeriosis in Finland is higher than the EU average, and most cases are in the elderly with a pre-existing condition, according to the study published in
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Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong.
At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants in February and March. Cases have also been reported in other Finnish cities.
Norovirus has been found in nine different
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Health officials in a city in Finland are investigating several cases of illness caused by contaminated oysters.
Food poisoning in Helsinki is suspected to be related to eating in different restaurants and at an event since the beginning of February. This past week, officials reported at least 20 people were
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Finland is the latest country to report Shigella infections in people returning from Cape Verde.
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) recorded eight patients with shigellosis in November and December 2022, with a history of travel to Cape Verde.
Based on typing, the strains in five of these
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Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.
It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product and the implicated strain had not been detected in Finland before.
Several people reported symptoms
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A rise in Cryptosporidium infections in Sweden has been attributed to contaminated salad by public health officials.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 101 cases of a certain type of Cryptosporidium parvum had been confirmed in 13 regions of the country.
Patients fell ill from Sept. 25 to Oct.
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The number of people in a Salmonella outbreak in Finland has doubled to more than 50, according to public health officials.
In July, 27 people in different parts of Finland were reported to have fallen ill with Salmonella Mbandaka infections. As of early September, 54 people have been sickened in
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