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By Joe Whitworth on October 27, 2023
Sixteen countries, including the United States, have reported Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to chicken meat that has affected more than 300 people.
Chicken and chicken meat products such as kebabs are the likely source of the multi-country outbreak caused by three types of Salmonella Enteritidis, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC).
Bacteria similar to the outbreak strains have been detected in chicken meat and kebab samples. Food traceability data points to seven producers in Poland and one in Austria, but no microbiological evidence of contamination at their facilities have been found. ...
From January to October 2023, 335 laboratory-confirmed Salmonella Enteritidis sequence type (ST) 11 cases belonging to three clusters have been reported in 14 EU countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States, affecting all age groups. Nine cases in three countries were hospitalized, and one person in Austria died.
The latest patient count is an increase from the 130 cases in 11 countries ...
Affected countries include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.
Sixteen countries, including the United States, have reported Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to chicken meat that has affected more than 300 people.
Chicken and chicken meat products such as kebabs are the likely source of the multi-country outbreak caused by three types of Salmonella Enteritidis, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC).
Bacteria similar to the outbreak strains have been detected in chicken meat and kebab samples. Food traceability data points to seven producers in Poland and one in Austria, but no microbiological evidence of contamination at their facilities have been found. ...
From January to October 2023, 335 laboratory-confirmed Salmonella Enteritidis sequence type (ST) 11 cases belonging to three clusters have been reported in 14 EU countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States, affecting all age groups. Nine cases in three countries were hospitalized, and one person in Austria died.
The latest patient count is an increase from the 130 cases in 11 countries ...
Affected countries include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.