Researchers in the United Kingdom have shared findings from recent outbreak investigations ranging from contaminated raw milk cheese to illnesses traced to petting zoos.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE).

A long-standing reptile-associated Salmonellosis outbreak, identified

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An investigation into a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden has been restarted after more people fell sick.

From August to October, 81 people from 18 regions contracted Salmonella Typhimurium with sequence type (ST) 36. Where information about the country of infection is available, all cases were infected in Sweden.

Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public

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An outbreak of Salmonella with a probable connection to imported eggs is being investigated in Sweden.

Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) said several different outbreak strains appear to be involved, and epidemiological evidence for eggs being the cause differs for each suspected strain.

Since the beginning of the

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The number of Salmonella cases in England has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and 11 outbreaks were reported in 2022.

Salmonella Enteritidis went back to being the most frequently reported serovar and Salmonella Typhimurium infections also increased, said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

In 2022, there were 8,125 Salmonella

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