Sweden – Sweden officials investigate Salmonella Newport outbreak

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Swedish health officials aka Folkhalsomyndigheten report investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella infection last week.

According to authorities, with the help of whole-genome sequencing, 25 cases of disease have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.

The cases are spread in 12 counties and have fallen ill from August 16 to October 12.

The Swedish National Food Agency and the Public Health Agency together are investigating the outbreak to identify the source of the infection that is unknown so far. As part of the investigation, the cases are interviewed about what they ate before they became ill.

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