Research and analysis

General outbreaks of foodborne illness in humans, England and Wales: weeks 23 to 26, 2014

Updated 12 December 2014

Preliminary information has been received about the following outbreaks.

PHE Centre / HPT Organism Location of food prepared or served Month of outbreak Number ill Suspect vehicle Evidence
Sussex, Surrey and Kent VTEC, O157, PT54 Cruise ship June 4 Not known N/k
London Hepatitis A Other (workplace) June 2 Not known N/k
North East Clostridium perfringens Other (wedding venue) June 40 Not known N/k
West Midlands Not known (food poisoning) Hospital June 165 Not known N/k
West Wales Salmonella Hospital June 3 Not known N/k
Cheshire and Merseyside E coli O157 Nursery school June 8 Not known N/k
North East and Central London Salmonella spp, non-typhoidal or unspecified Take-away June 3 Not known N/k
East Midlands Enteroinvasive E coli O96* Take-away June 50 Lettuce, cucumber D

D = Descriptive epidemiological evidence: suspicion of a food vehicle in an outbreak based on the identification of common food exposures, from the systematic evaluation of cases and their characteristics and food histories over the likely incubation period by standardised means (such as standard questionnaires) from all, or an appropriate subset of, cases.