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Sweden reports significant rise in tularemia in 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Sweden, or Folkhalsomyndigheten reports 208 cases of tularemia from 14 regions so far this year. This is significantly more compared to a normal year (see...

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Measles case reported in traveler onboard Viking Glory from Turku to Stockholm

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) reports a person with measles traveled on the Viking Glory ship on Sunday, August 6, from 8:45 a.m. to 6:55 p.m. from Turku to Stockholm....

Salmonella Senftenberg outbreak: Possibly linked to cherry tomatoes

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reports on a Salmonella Senftenberg outbreak affecting more than a dozen countries since August 2022. Through July 12,...

Sweden reports increase in campylobacter infections

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 There has been an increase in the number of people who have been infected by the intestinal bacteria campylobacter in recent weeks. During week 26, the number of reported cases increased...

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Influenza B with serious complications in Sweden

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Sweden Public Health Agency, together with the Infection Control Unit in the Örebro County region, is investigating a few cases of influenza B with serious complications that...

Sweden reports 34 shigella cases linked to travel to Cape Verde, Outbreak now considered over

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigellosis outbreak in Sweden linked to travel to Cape Verde,  Swedish health authorities report the number of cases of Shigella infection has decreased and...

Sweden Salmonella Agona outbreak over, Dozens sickened, Cucumber was the likely cause

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Swedish health officials report that the Salmonella Agona outbreak is over. A total of 35 people in Sweden were reported sick in the outbreak with Salmonella Agona, mainly people...

Sweden Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs rises to 48 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to eggs in Sweden, the Swedish Public Health Agency now reports 48 people from 13 different regions have been confirmed...

Sweden: Salmonella outbreak sickens 22, Prompts recall of fresh eggs

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of December 2022, 22 cases of illness infected with one and the same strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported to the Public Health Authority. The infection...

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Sweden reports dozens of Shigella infections linked to travel to Cape Verde

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 From the middle of November, an increasing number of cases of Shigella infection with a travel connection to Cape Verde have been reported in Sweden   Folkhalsomyndigheten, or...