date:Aug 10, 2018
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Using whole genome sequencing (WGS), the EFSA and European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) has identified a single strain of Salmonella enterica, S. Agona, as being responsible for all these cases. They have also been able to link the outbreaks to the use of cucumbers in ready-to-eat meals but have been unable to identify a clear point of contamination. It is understood the cucumbers all originated from Spain, but they found there was no connection between supply chains and no single pri