FHI writes on it their websites.
The infected persons became ill from the end of August until the end of September.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health says that the sick are between the ages of 6 and 66, and there are four women and three men.
Probably contaminated by food
The people live in Vestfold and Telemark, Viken, Oslo, Rogaland, Agder and Innlandet.
– Since the people live in several counties, it is likely that they have been infected through a food product that is distributed widely. They are now being interviewed to assess whether they may have a common source of infection, says senior adviser at FHI, Liz Ertzeid Ødeskaug.
FHI has started an investigation into the outbreak in collaboration with relevant municipal chief medical officers, the microbiological laboratories, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Veterinary Institute.
Rare variant
FHI writes that salmonella sapoli is a rare variant of salmonella in Europe. It has been detected in Norway before, but only in individual cases.
– 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, but we are following the situation closely, says Ødeskaug.
The most common symptoms are diarrhoea, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and possibly fever.
How to avoid infection
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has also made a list of how to prevent further infection:
Thoroughly fry or cook food that is to be heat-treated. Good hand hygiene after using the toilet and before cooking and eating is generally important advice to prevent infections that can cause diarrhoea. Avoid contact between foods that are not to be heat treated, such as salads, and foods that are to be heat treated, for example raw meat. Rinse, wash and dry fruit and vegetables that are not to be heat treated before you eat them. If you have diarrhoea, you should avoid cooking for others.
2023-10-26 08:38:39
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