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Cucumbers linked to multi-country Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on December 21, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak in Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands has been linked to contaminated cucumbers from Spain.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 72 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 24…

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Salmonella outbreak grows and spreads to Sweden

By Joe Whitworth on December 9, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in Norway has grown and now is also affecting Sweden.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 58 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 23 had…

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Salmonella outbreak in Norway sickens 30 and hospitalizes 13

By News Desk on November 29, 2022

More than 30 people have fallen ill in Norway this month as part of a Salmonella outbreak.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) reported 31 people are sick in the national Salmonella Agona outbreak…

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Smoked salmon behind Norwegian Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on October 20, 2022

Smoked salmon has been linked to a Listeria outbreak in Norway that has sickened four people.

Patient samples were taken between February and August this year and all ill people were hospitalized.

Those affected are…

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Watermelon suspected in Norwegian Salmonella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on August 13, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak in Norway with almost 20 people sick has been linked to watermelon.

Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) reported that of 13 ill people interviewed so far, all of them ate watermelon in the days before…

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COVID-19 measures still impacting foodborne disease stats in Norway

By News Desk on July 5, 2022

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is still being felt in figures on foodborne infections as the majority of them decreased in Norway this past year.

In 2021, there was a decline for most infectious…

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Outbreaks stable but illnesses down in 2021 for Norway

By Joe Whitworth on May 27, 2022

The number of foodborne outbreaks in Norway has remained steady but fewer people were sick in 2021 compared to the year before.

A total of 25 foodborne outbreaks were announced this past year, which is…
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Salmonella sickens 16 in Norway; source unknown

By Joe Whitworth on January 15, 2022

A rare type of Salmonella has infected 16 people in Norway with the majority needing hospital treatment.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported that the Salmonella Blockley outbreak had affected people living in…
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Norway links hepatitis A outbreak to imported, frozen raspberries

By News Desk on December 7, 2021

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Norway has been linked to imported frozen raspberries.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) reported 20 people had been affected but the…
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Big decline in foodborne outbreaks for Norway in 2020

By News Desk on November 23, 2021

Notified foodborne outbreaks halved in Norway in 2020 compared to the year before.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) received 23 notifications about outbreaks this past year compared to 46 in 2019.

Norovirus, Cryptosporidium,…
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