Signal 241 Salmonella cases in travellers returning from Türkiye in 2023

Summary

The report explains that foodborne disease has a cross-border dimension and gives an outbreak linked to foreign travel as an example. In the first half of 2023, 241 Salmonella infections were identified among travellers returning from holidays in Türkiye. Salmonella is named with Campylobacter, STEC and Listeria as one of the most significant bacterial food contaminants in the UK. The report observes that foodborne pathogens can enter the food supply at many stages, so greater reliance on global supply chains makes tracing harder. It also expects that if climate change shifts food production to new regions with weaker tracing, contaminated imports and deadly outbreaks could become more frequent.