Salmonella -- United Kingdom
The UK has reported 24 cases of salmonellosis linked to travel on cruise ships. The _Salmonella_ Enteritidis cases are from cruise ships visiting destinations in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. The outbreak was detected through whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. They have sampling dates from 6-21 May 2019. Another 5 cases have sample dates ranging from 2014 to 2018.
Of the 24 cases in 2019, 12 are female and the median age is 64 years, with an age range of 40 to 84 years.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6528806&promed&0
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