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The prolonged cross-border outbreak of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 remains ongoing in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), with more than 160 new cases being reported in 2026. Many cases have travelled to Italy prior to falling ill, but the outbreak is not confined to only Italy as…
Between 1 January 2023 and 30 August 2025, 289 confirmed cases of Salmonella Strathcona ST2559 have been reported in 19 EU/EEA countries and three countries outside the EU/EEA (the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada). Isolates genetically closely related to the outbreak strain have been…
Between 1 January 2023 and 5 November 2024, 232 cases of Salmonella Strathcona have been reported in 16 EU/EEA countries and three countries outside the EU/EEA (the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada). Investigations revealed that isolates from cases that are genetically closely related…