date:Apr 28, 2023
Spring onions from Egypt were likely behind a deadly E. coli outbreak in Denmark in 2021, according to researchers. Between November and December 2021, the first recorded outbreak of enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) in Denmark occurred. A total of 88 sick people, including 58 women, with a median age of 52and a range from 0 to 91 years old were detected. Three patients died.
Only 34 patients were confirmed by culture, serotyping, and whole genome sequencing. Isolates from cases were grouped into t