05.09.2011

An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Phage Type (PT) 14b that affected 262 people in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man since the beginning of April this year has been declared over. The majority of the cases were in North West England (111), the West Midlands (38), Yorkshire and Humberside (36) and the East Midlands (31).

Following a multi-agency investigation in the UK and Spain, the source of infection was traced to eggs that had been distributed from a specific shed on one farm in Spain. The shed has since been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, eggs were destroyed or heat-treated and a flock of hens was culled to eliminate the risk.