date:Aug 20, 2018
EC O157:H7, is known for its high virulence. Infections have been reported from several counties, but mainly Uppsala and Vstra Gtaland.
Folkhlsomyndigheten told Food Safety News that through mid-August it had found 54 cases linked to a specific EHEC type through whole genome sequencing. An additional 50 cases/isolates are suspected and are under investigation to see whether they belong to the outbreak or not.
The national outbreak team is investigating if there initially was (or is) a common f