More than 100 students fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak at a school in China in 2024 with an inspection uncovering multiple issues in the canteen, according to a recent report.
In September 2024, the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified by a school doctor about
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More than 500 people have been sickened over two years in multiple European countries as part of Salmonella outbreaks linked to sprouted alfalfa seeds.
Between January 2023 and January 2025, 509 ill people were reported in 10 countries. The most affected nation was Norway, with 257 cases, followed by Sweden
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The number of people sickened in an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway involving alfalfa sprouts has doubled to almost 50.
In an update provided by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), the patient count rose by 26 to 49. This includes 42 infected with Salmonella Newport and seven with
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Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to alfalfa sprouts.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 23 people had fallen sick with Salmonella Newport from nine regions.
Patients have been reported since mid-October. They range in age from 18 to 79 with
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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of dozens of infections caused by Salmonella Newport.
As of November 22, the agency reported 40 confirmed patients in the outbreak. The FDA has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what food or foods are being traced.
The FDA
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The FDA says the outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to three farms in Indiana is over, but the agency has not named the farms.
The melon farms were also linked to at least four previous outbreaks, including one in 2022. Both cantaloupe and watermelon are implicated in this year’s
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Federal public health officials have begun an investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections but have not yet identified a source.
The Food and Drug Administration announced the outbreak yesterday afternoon, saying that 64 people have been confirmed infected so far. The agency did not release any patient information
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Research funded by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is hoping to identify production practices that may contribute to Salmonella contamination of bulb onions and steps growers can take to reduce food safety risks.
Salmonella on onions is a growing concern. This past year a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to
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Public health officials in the United States are warning travelers who have spent time in Mexico to be aware of multidrug-resistant strains of Salmonella Newport.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that some travelers have been infected with the strains, which have developed the ability to defeat drugs
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Researchers have provided more insight into what is thought to be the first Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen pre-cooked crayfish in dill brine.
In late September 2019, the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) identified a cluster of nine patients with Salmonella Newport infections. By the end of October, there
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