date:Aug 10, 2018
eported cases was low, but these have since escalated with early 2017 and 2018 being identified as peaks. Authorities are predicting that the trend will continue with early 2019 anticipated to be another peak.
The EFSA and European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to link all these cases to a single strain of Salmonella enterica S. agona and to the use of cucumbers in ready-to-eat meals. However, despite being able to identify the cucumbers country of origi