Salmonella outbreak caused by salami
29 June 2010
In May, an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium was detected.
Patients were mainly from the Copenhagen area and relatively young.
Preliminary results from a case-control study showed a substantial association between ingestion of salami and disease symptoms.
Since 17 May, SSI has diagnosed no further cases of the salmonella type seen in the outbreak.
Read more in EPI-NEWS 25/2010