Mary Wilson
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By Joe Whitworth on February 11, 2025
European public health officials are monitoring an outbreak linked to international travel on long-haul flights.
A cluster of 20 genetically linked Shigella sonnei sequence type (ST) 152 cases were first reported by the United Kingdom.
Austria, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands have also recorded genetically linked cases, suggesting a common source of infection. Austria and France have seven cases each while Ireland has three and the Netherlands has one.
Sick people reported intercontinental long-haul travel involving a single unnamed airport but to different final destinations prior to disease onset.
Of the 38 cases, 29 had recent international travel, with 22 going to countries in Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Four travelled to Africa and three to Australasia. ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the common exposure is likely to have occurred during international transit, on flights operated by the same airline or with the same caterer, or at the airport. ...
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/02/shigella-sickens-38-people-in-five-countries/
European public health officials are monitoring an outbreak linked to international travel on long-haul flights.
A cluster of 20 genetically linked Shigella sonnei sequence type (ST) 152 cases were first reported by the United Kingdom.
Austria, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands have also recorded genetically linked cases, suggesting a common source of infection. Austria and France have seven cases each while Ireland has three and the Netherlands has one.
Sick people reported intercontinental long-haul travel involving a single unnamed airport but to different final destinations prior to disease onset.
Of the 38 cases, 29 had recent international travel, with 22 going to countries in Asia, including Singapore, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Four travelled to Africa and three to Australasia. ...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the common exposure is likely to have occurred during international transit, on flights operated by the same airline or with the same caterer, or at the airport. ...
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/02/shigella-sickens-38-people-in-five-countries/