A Shigella outbreak in England in 2021 has been linked to spring onions imported from Egypt.
In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected an outbreak of 17 people infected with the same strain of Shigella sonnei. Analysis of whole genome sequencing (WGS) data revealed it was closely related to
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Spring onions from Egypt were likely behind a deadly E. coli outbreak in Denmark in 2021, according to researchers.
Between November and December 2021, the first recorded outbreak of enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) in Denmark occurred. A total of 88 sick people, including 58 women, with a median age of 52 and
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Danish authorities have revealed three people died in an E. coli outbreak this past year. Imported spring onions were investigated as the source.
An update by the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) revealed that from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, 2021, 85 people were infected with EIEC.
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
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An E. coli outbreak in Denmark that has affected more than 60 people in less than a month has been linked to spring onions from Egypt.
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) is usually associated with travel diarrhea but the 68 patients in the outbreak have not traveled abroad.
An investigation by
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