Sweden is once again battling a rise in the number of Campylobacter infections after a temporary decline. A common source related to chicken has been identified.
Since August, the number of people who have contracted
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Officials in Sweden and Denmark are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak with frozen imported berries suspected to be the source of infection.
Since mid-July, nine patients with the same type of hepatitis A virus have
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Public health officials in Sweden have noted an increase in the number of people falling ill with Campylobacter infections this month.
The rise coincides with an increase in Campylobacter in broiler flocks since the end
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Campylobacter types found in fresh chicken often matched those from ill people showing poultry is still a common source of infection in Sweden.
Researchers studied the genetic similarity between Campylobacter from retail chicken meat and
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Swedish officials have ended investigations into an increase in domestic cryptosporidium infections because the number of cases decreased since the start of February.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) and Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)
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A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in France linked to a brand of raw milk cheese has affected at least one other country.
Thirteen people in France have been infected with the same strain of Salmonella
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The level of Campylobacter in Swedish poultry for meat production is at an all-time low, according to the Swedish Poultry Meat Association.
The group claims the presence of Campylobacter in poultry meat in 2019 declined
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Officials in Sweden are investigating a recent increase in the number of cryptosporidiosis cases.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) has linked some illnesses to one brand of an unpasteurized pre-purchased freshly pressed fruit and
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Researchers have described the first outbreak of Salmonella in Sweden that had small tomatoes as the likely source of infection.
Eighty-two cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium have been confirmed, with symptom onsets between Aug. 28
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A national outbreak of Salmonella in Sweden has been linked to eating a brand of crayfish.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported the probable source of infection in an update to the initial outbreak
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More than 30 people are sick in Sweden and several other European countries from a rare strain of Salmonella. Officials will not say what other countries are involved or how many people are sick outside
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak hits several countries; EU officials release few details
