An outbreak of a rare type of Salmonella has been declared over in Sweden after more than 50 people fell sick. The outbreak of Salmonella Coeln is thought to have been caused by fresh sprouts.
From the end of August to October, 52 people from 14 regions were found with
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Swedish officials are trying to find the source of a national outbreak of Salmonella that has affected more than 30 people.
From late August up to mid-September, 31 people across the country have fallen sick with Salmonella Coeln infections.
The source of infection is suspected to be a food with
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Lithuanian authorities have ordered the destruction of some eggs from Ukraine because of the detection of Salmonella.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) prohibited the sale of medium sized white eggs in packs of 10 with a shelf life until Dec. 26, 2020. More than 38,000 cartons of eggs
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Public Health England was informed of multiple European clusters of illness last year including Listeria and Salmonella in the Czech Republic, according to a recent report.
The report summarizes activities of the United Kingdom’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology from April 2018 to March 2019. Public Health England
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Two children have died in Denmark after complications from being infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
The children, one who lived in Funen and the other from the Copenhagen area, were between 5 and 9 years old and died as a result of the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type
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More than 20 people have been infected by a rare strain of Salmonella in Denmark, with half of them needing hospital treatment.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is investigating the outbreak that has sickened 23 people since May. Eleven people needed hospital treatment but no deaths have been reported.
Patients
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Austrian authorities are investigating an increase in cases of Salmonella Coeln.
In August and September, cases caused by the pathogen Salmonella Coeln cluster type (CT) 1768 occurred in several Austrian provinces.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said the accumulation of infections indicates a possible transmission through
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At least 18 people across Norway have fallen ill with a rare strain of Salmonella, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The strain, Salmonella Coeln, infected three children and 15 adults. Each year for the past 10 years, Norway has seen zero to three cases of illness
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