Ukrainian eggs blamed for UK salmonella outbreak – Telegraph

Almost 260 people have been infected by the bacteria and one died over the past year, according to British health authorities British health officials believe that eggs imported from Ukraine could be responsible for a major salmonella outbreak in the UK, The Telegraph has reported, citing a source.A total of 259 people in the country have been infected with the bacteria over the past year, with one of them dying, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a statement on Thursday.The agency stressed that the exact source of the contaminated products has yet to be established, but added that the outbreak “could all be associated with imported eggs.”However, a senior official involved in the investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the Netherlands, where over a hundred cases have been registered, told The Telegraph that the “working hypothesis” among his British counterparts is that the unsafe eggs were of Ukrainian origin. The cases, involving three closely related salmonella strains, were recorded over a year-long period, with a spike in recent weeks, UKHSA said.Almost half of the victims, ranging from babies to people in their 90s, required hospitalization, the statement read.S...