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Source: http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2014/08/15/probe-into-salmonella-outbreak/
LAST UPDATED: August 15, 2014 21:00
Salmonella outbreak patients die
Three hospital patients who were part of a salmonella outbreak have died, health officials have said.
But salmonella was not cited as a contributing factor on the death certificates of two patients and the coroner's report on the third patient has not yet been delivered.
The announcement of the deaths - part of the Birmingham outbreak - come as an investigation into a national salmonella outbreak was launched.
Public Health England (PHE) said it was looking into an outbreak of S almonella Enteritidis which has affected 156 people...
...Officials are looking into cases across Hampshire, London, the West Midlands and Cheshire and Merseyside, a PHE spokeswoman said.
The source for the West Midlands outbreak has not yet been identified, although investigations are ongoing and officials are working as part of the national outbreak control team, PHE said.
The cases occurred in "isolated clusters" over several months but officials now say they could be potentially linked...
LAST UPDATED: August 15, 2014 21:00
Salmonella outbreak patients die
Three hospital patients who were part of a salmonella outbreak have died, health officials have said.
But salmonella was not cited as a contributing factor on the death certificates of two patients and the coroner's report on the third patient has not yet been delivered.
The announcement of the deaths - part of the Birmingham outbreak - come as an investigation into a national salmonella outbreak was launched.
Public Health England (PHE) said it was looking into an outbreak of S almonella Enteritidis which has affected 156 people...
...Officials are looking into cases across Hampshire, London, the West Midlands and Cheshire and Merseyside, a PHE spokeswoman said.
The source for the West Midlands outbreak has not yet been identified, although investigations are ongoing and officials are working as part of the national outbreak control team, PHE said.
The cases occurred in "isolated clusters" over several months but officials now say they could be potentially linked...