Many sufferers of the infected chicken
the Number of cases of campylobacter are increasing, warns Folkhälsomyndigheten. The source of infection is suspected to be fresh chicken.
So went the old reklamdängan whose purpose was to get people to eat more chicken. But just in time to Friday is now warning Folkhälsomyndigheten instead of more and more swedes fall ill after having been infected by campylobacter, a bacterium that can cause fever, nausea, severe abdominal pain and acute diarrhea.
– There is a natural variation over the year and this time of year, it should normally be the off-season. But instead of pointing down, pointing the curve of the number of cases steeply upwards. Week 46 was recorded 89 cases of infection, and a week later the 112 cases. It should be compared with around 50 cases per week in the corresponding period last year, ” says Anneli Carlander, head of unit at the Folkhälsomyndigheten.
the Agency suspects that the source of contamination is fresh chicken.
“We have received signals about the elevated incidence of campylobacter in kycklingflockar,” says Anneli Carlander.
In connection with the last outbreak, which started in the autumn of 2016 and faded in the spring of 2017, were infected, around 5 000 swedes. Finally identified the industry certain problems in the production, including the cleaning of the transportburar. Measures were taken and the number of infections decreased to the end of the year.
But now seems the problems be on the way back. What is the reason this time is unknown, but Folkhälsomyndigheten want the industry to take measures to bring down the number of infected.
– the Last time we got some criticism that we responded too slowly. Now we want to pay attention to this, and our signal is that you need to follow up on this and take action, ” says Anneli Carlander.
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Sources: Nfa with several