That goes for a while before it can be determined, where an outbreak of the bacterium campylobacter on Bornholm comes from.
however, There are several sources of infection in the binoculars. It tells Steen Ethelberg, who is senior researcher at the Statens Serum Institut.
– We have a few ideas, which we now examine in more detail, but I can’t elaborate right now, he says.
Friday is the 84 confirmed infected with the bacterium, which can give abdominal pain, fever and general malaise, informs the SSI. On Thursday the figure was at least 54.
Bornholm’s Hospital has, since the end of last week attended, up to 200 with symptoms, pointing to the bacterium, in the a & e department and lægevagten.
however, It has not been necessary with samples from a part of these, as they have coped with the disease itself at home.
Will have slowed tremendously the past few days, inform the hospital.
Steen Ethelberg of the State Serum Institute tells that it facilitates the work to find the source of the infection that so many are confirmed infected with the bacterium.
– There are many sick, and because we get so many information, so we have much material to work with.
– So we hope soon to be able to say something more concrete, say seniorforskeren.
He says that he reckons with the fact that it is a food which is a source for the infection – although in the other case have been drinking water.
– But because they live in the same drikkevandsforsyningsområde, so believe it is.
– So we expect that it is something you can buy in the supermarket, he says.
Among other things, Bornholm’s cooperative Dairy has sent samples away, writes TV2 Bornholm. There is, however, not immediately found traces of the bacterium.
When the source of infection is found, dry, Steen Ethelberg not to say:
– I will graciously love, when it is – for it I can not – but the investigations are going very well, he says.
