19.02.2021

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Fifty-seven sick people infected with Salmonella enteritidis. Based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to eggs has been identified as a likely source of the outbreak. Individuals became sick between late October 2020 and late January 2021. Nineteen people have been hospitalized.  Individuals who became ill are between 2 and 98 years of age. The majority of cases (68%) are female. No deaths have been reported.
Some people reported exposure to eggs at an institution, including nursing homes and hospitals, where they resided or worked before getting sick.