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A Salmonella outbreak in nursing homes in a region of Sweden has been connected to a larger national outbreak linked to eggs. As there are isolates from patients that have not yet been sequenced, more cases are likely to be added to the total. Confirmed connection The outbreak affecting nursing homes in Katrineholm was linked to eggs after analyses of the first cases. Since there is a strong epidemiological link between all 50 cases that have been confirmed, it is highly likely that all cases are linked to eggs, said Malin Enarsson, an infectious disease specialist in Sörmland. "It is extremely sad that we have had such an extensive spread of infection, especially in our operations where we have vulnerable people," said Sari Eriksson, from the Katrineholm municipality."