28 November 2022 at 14:04 FHI: National Salmonella outbreak The Institute of Public Health has discovered a national outbreak of Salmonella Agona. So far, infection has been detected in 31 people. This is what FHI writes in a press release. The source of infection is currently unknown and the infected live in several different counties. All were infected in November. FHI has launched an outbreak investigation in collaboration with local municipal chief medical officers, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Veterinary Institute. – The number of people admitted to hospital in this outbreak is high, but we have no indication that this salmonella variant causes more serious illness than other salmonella variants. Typical symptoms are diarrhoea, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and possibly fever. Salmonella bacteria are mainly transmitted through food. It is currently unknown what the source of the infection is. – The people who have been diagnosed with the bacteria live in 8 counties. It is therefore likely that they are infected through a food product that is distributed throughout the country. They are now being interviewed to assess whether they may have a common source of infection, says Lange, and adds: – It is too early to say whether this is a limited outbreak or whether it will increase in scope, and whether we will be able to find the source of infection. We are following the situation closely, she adds.
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