Almost 250 new infections have been recorded in a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella linked to eggs from Poland.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reported that as of January this year, 18 countries have reported 656 confirmed and 202 probable cases since February 2017.
There are 385 historically confirmed and 413 historical probable cases going as far back as 2012 making it the largest European Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak ever recorded. However, ECDC officials said the true extent of the outbreak was likely underestimated.
Since the last update in November 2018, 248 new cases have been reported, of which 124 were confirmed, 36 probable, 42 historical-confirmed and 46 historical-probable infections.
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