Saturday 19 June 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Braenderup - Europe (04): imported melon, Canadian case

Salmonella -- Denmark
The number of people sick in the UK in an outbreak linked to melons has almost doubled. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Public Health England (PHE) are investigating the incident with 99 people sick since April [2021]. It was previously known that 52 people were ill in the UK. Those more than 70 and less than 9 years old are the age groups mostly affected. Investigations are focusing on the supply chain of Galia, cantaloupe, and honeydew melons from Honduras and Costa Rica.
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8460165&promed&0

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