Swedish public health officials have reported an increase in the number of people infected with Campylobacter in recent weeks.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) said the rise is expected and is at similar levels compared to the previous year.
From the beginning of June, the number of cases
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Swedish officials are continuing to investigate a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs from Ukraine.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) reported that the number of cases is significantly lower in 2025 compared to 2024, but new infections are still being recorded.
In 2024, 100 infections with one of about
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Sweden has published an analysis of outbreaks over several years that reveals the largest incident sickened 280 people.
The report published by the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) covers foodborne illnesses in Sweden from 2019 to 2023.
The agency said by analyzing data over time, insights can be gained
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Belgium and Sweden have solid control structures for meat products but both systems can be improved, according to the European Commission.
An audit by DG Sante in September 2024 in Belgium evaluated controls on slaughter hygiene and meat inspection.
The audit found that the system over the production and placing
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Sweden has published data on the number of people that were affected by major pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Listeria in 2024.
Data from Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) shows that outbreaks of Salmonella led to the highest incidence of cases infected in Sweden since
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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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Norway has reported its largest foodborne outbreak in almost 50 years with 230 people sick.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 105 people are infected with Salmonella Newport and 120 with Salmonella Typhimurium. The remaining five are infected with other types of Salmonella.
Patients became ill from mid-October
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A Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden in late 2023 was found to be caused by contaminated kale mixed salad from salad bars in grocery stores.
The outbreak was caused by a previously undetected Cryptosporidium parvum subtype. Infection with this novel subtype seemed to result in a higher frequency of fever and vomiting.
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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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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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