Denmark- Salmonella outbreak

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Denmark outbreak of salmonella outbreak
2008-07-02 <!--START:NEWSTIME-->19:16:00 <!--END:NEWSTIME-->
<!--STARTAGE_NEWS--><SCRIPT language=javascript src="/js/tooltip/wz_tooltip.js"></SCRIPT> Denmark to the recent outbreaks in 15 of the largest Salmonella outbreak, there are 3,000 to 4,000 people are infected.

According to Denmark "political" reported that many patients because of severe diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain and other symptoms while hospitalized, with the majority of children.

Danish State Serum Institute Moerbake experts said that since 1993, Denmark has never had such a large-scale outbreak of salmonella epidemic. Danish medical institutions is still unclear what kind of food has led to the spread of salmonella.

As early as in February this year, Denmark throughout the country to find someone infected with salmonella, but because patients are few in number, are not subject to the epidemic. Until May this year, with the rapid increase in patients, the disease only by the relevant departments attach importance to Denmark.

Salmonella is transmitted through food a bacteria, poultry meat, eggs is the cause of human infection with this virus one of the main sources. In addition, pork, beef, cereals, fruits and vegetables may also carry such bacteria. Patients with clinical manifestations include headache, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and so on.:tiphat: http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=...1.html&usg=ALkJrhgKQT0_sjCViJqbQUFav2WfCD8vPA

 

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Re: Denmark- Salmonella outbreak

Source: http://www.sunherald.com/322/story/662506.html

More than 4,000 Danes may have salmonella
By GABRIEL GABIRO
Associated Press Write

COPENHAGEN, Denmark --
Danish health officials fear more than 4,000 people may be infected with salmonella and are checking everything from refrigerators to credit card receipts to find the source of what may be the worst outbreak in 15 years.

Kare Moelbak of the Ministry of Health said 330 cases have been confirmed and about a quarter of those people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

He said officials at the government's center for prevention and control of infectious diseases say the real number probably exceeds 4,000 people.

Moelbak said he suspects the source is some sort of Danish food product distributed only in Denmark, since neighboring countries have not reported an outbreak. They believe it probably is meat, but they do not know which product.

"Food control units are out to visit patients and see what they have in their refrigerators. We have even had access to electronic files to get an overview of what people have bought using their credit cards," he said.

A serious salmonella outbreak in the United States has hit more than 800 people, and health authorities there continue to search for the source of contamination.

Moelbak said a few cases were reported in Denmark as early as February, but that the number has risen alarmingly over the past six weeks. There are no signs of it slowing down; about 30 new cases are confirmed per day.

"We fear it will continue at this pace," said Moelbak. He said it was difficult to predict the course of such outbreaks, but that there was no indication it would stop soon.

Salmonella is seldom fatal among healthy adults, but can cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever and headaches.

The outbreak was of Salmonella typhimurium U292, a fairly rare type of the roughly 2,500 kinds of salmonella.