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Salmonella Cases Are at Ten-Year High in England – Here’s What You Can Do to Keep Yourself Safe
- The UK Health Security Agency reported a significant rise in Salmonella infections in England in 2024, reaching the highest levels in a decade.
- This increase followed multiple foodborne outbreaks, including a suspected Salmonella event at the Trasan Fest in A Coruña on June 27–28 affecting at least 162 people.
- Investigations are focusing on contaminated raw materials such as Spanish tortillas sold at the festival, while other outbreaks linked Salmonella to red meat, eggs, and tomatoes.
- Dr. James Cooper of the FSA highlighted that the agency is collaborating with partners to investigate the factors contributing to the increased incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella infections.
- This rise suggests multiple causes, including improved testing, food supply changes, cooking habits affected by the cost of living, and highlights the need for stringent food hygiene to protect public health.
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Salmonella cases are at ten-year high in England – here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe
_Salmonella_ causes salmonellosis -- an infection that typically results in vomiting and diarrhoea. Lightspring/ ShutterstockSalmonella cases in England are the highest they’ve been in a decade, according to recent UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data. There was a 17% increase in cases observed from 2023 to 2024 – culminating in 10,388 detected infections last year. Children and older adults accounted for around a fifth of cases. Although the …
Salmonella outbreak after Trasan Fest
At least 162 people have fallen ill and 22 were hospitalised following a suspected Salmonella outbreak at the Trasan Fest music and food festival in Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, held on June 27 and 28. Galician health officials believe the outbreak may be linked to Spanish tortillas sold from a food stall during the event, which took place during a heatwave. According to El País… Source
So far, 22 of the people infected with possible salmonellosis are hospitalized, but are not in critical condition.
Salmonella infection is one of the most frequent food poisonings among the population, as exemplified by the recent outbreak that has caused the poisoning of at least 162 people who attended a festival this weekend in the municipality of Oza-Cesuras. On Sunday night and Monday morning, half a hundred people went to the Emergency Service of the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (Chuac). Although they were also treated in other hospitals. De…
The Ministry of Health investigates the sale of tortillas from a stand of the festival. 22 people were hospitalized according to the last provisional assessment.
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