date:Apr 10, 2013
and caused 93 deaths.
Salmonella continued to be the most frequently reported cause of the outbreaks with known origin (26.6 per cent of all outbreaks), followed by bacterial toxins (12.9 per cent) and Campylobacter (10.6 per cent).
Even though Campylobacter is the most often reported cause of zoonotic diseases overall, it is less often reported as a cause of food-borne outbreaks. The most common food sources of the outbreaks were eggs and egg products, mixed food, fish and fish products.