date:Oct 12, 2019
Tomatoes are the probable source of a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden, according to public health officials. Folkhlsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) identified 71 infections from 11 counties that belonged to the outbreak. This is up from 36 illnesses in 10 counties that were linked by whole genome sequencing at the end of September. Vstra Gtaland, Jnkping, Halland and Dalarna reported the most patients.
Illnesses were recorded in all age groups with 46 women and 25 men ill. Of the ca