PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – Canada: (NS,NL) eggs

Salmonella — Canada
On Thursday afternoon [18 Feb 2021], Health Canada declared an outbreak of salmonellosis in 2 Atlantic provinces. The federal agency says 57 cases of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Enteritidis illness were confirmed, of which 25 are in Newfoundland and Labrador, and 32 in Nova Scotia.
According to the release, these individuals became sick between late October 2020 and January 2021. 19 of them have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported to date. The agency says 68 per cent of