Danish officials are searching for the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected 16 people with one recorded death.
During March and April 2023, 16 cases of Salmonella Muenchen have been recorded.
Eight men and eight women are sick. Patients are aged between 10 and 95 with a median of 73 years old. One person has died and seven have been hospitalized.
Ill people live all over the country with eight cases in Hovedstaden, four in Sjælland, three in Midtjylland, and one in Syddanmark.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), and DTU Food Institute are investigating the outbreak.
SSI is continuing to whole genome sequence isolates from patients and interview them or their relatives to try and identify a possible source of infection.
Whole genome sequencing of bacteria isolated from patients has found they were very closely related which suggests that there is a common source of infection.
Salmonella Muenchen is a rare type in Denmark with usually only around two to eight cases per year.
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