Swedish Salmonella outbreak sickens 27

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Swedish health officials are searching for the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has affected almost 30 people.

Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported that the number of reported cases of Salmonella has increased significantly since August.

Whole genome sequencing has shown that 27 people have the same type of Salmonella Typhimurium. They are suspected of having been infected by a common source.

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