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Around 50 dog owners and several dogs are believed to have been infected with the enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria following a dog show in eastern Sweden.
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"We're right in the middle of investigating where the bacteria came from," Britt ?kerlind of the infectious disease unit of ?sterg?tland County told The Local.
So far, two Swedes have been confirmed as infected by EHEC, one from Sk?ne in the south, and another from Gothenburg in the west.
"But we're expecting more confirmed cases to come in," said ?kerlind.
Those infected with the bacteria all attended a dog show near Norrk?ping in eastern Sweden held the first weekend in June.
Of the roughly 120 participants, who traveled from all over Sweden as well as from Denmark, Norway, and Finland, about half have come down with symptoms stemming from EHEC infection.
"We've also received reports that some of the dogs have had upset stomachs," said ?kerlind, who labeled the outbreak as "quite large".
Both the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet) and the National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) have been notified, she added.
She explained that determining the source of the outbreak is complicated by the fact that participants ate both their own food, as well as common meals prepared on site.
http://www.thelocal.se/34384/20110616/
More EHEC cases reported in Sweden (3 Jun 11)
EHEC search 'detective work': Swedish specialist (3 Jun 11)
Swedish woman dies in EHEC case (31 May 11)
"We're right in the middle of investigating where the bacteria came from," Britt ?kerlind of the infectious disease unit of ?sterg?tland County told The Local.
So far, two Swedes have been confirmed as infected by EHEC, one from Sk?ne in the south, and another from Gothenburg in the west.
"But we're expecting more confirmed cases to come in," said ?kerlind.
Those infected with the bacteria all attended a dog show near Norrk?ping in eastern Sweden held the first weekend in June.
Of the roughly 120 participants, who traveled from all over Sweden as well as from Denmark, Norway, and Finland, about half have come down with symptoms stemming from EHEC infection.
"We've also received reports that some of the dogs have had upset stomachs," said ?kerlind, who labeled the outbreak as "quite large".
Both the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet) and the National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) have been notified, she added.
She explained that determining the source of the outbreak is complicated by the fact that participants ate both their own food, as well as common meals prepared on site.
http://www.thelocal.se/34384/20110616/