Scientists have identified how a bacteria in the gut can act as a protective species against Salmonella infection.

A team at the University of Cambridge in England revealed a novel role for the commensal bacterium Enterocloster clostridioformis as helping to protect against salmonellosis.

Virginia Pedicord, Benjamin Beresford-Jones, and researchers at the University of

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A rise in Salmonella infections in Sweden has been linked to the consumption of alfalfa sprouts.

Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) said 92 people from 18 regions have been infected with one of 12 genetically closely related Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type (ST) 36 variants.

Patients fell sick beginning in August.

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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 investigation into related Salmonella infections in the United Kingdom has revealed multiple vehicles and pathways of infection.

Following an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in Wales in 2021, which was associated with sheep meat and lamb liver being consumed raw, other genetically related cases were found across the UK. The

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Patient counts in two outbreaks of infections from Salmonella have increased in the past week.

For a Salmonella Irumu outbreak, there are three more patients compared to a week ago, bringing the total to 29. The cause of the outbreak has not yet been determined. The Food and Drug Administration

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