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Kébémer, Senegal: Salmonella isolated in 5 of 5 cases tested after food poisoning outbreak

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Laboratory tests isolated Salmonella bacteria in 5 of 5 patients tested in the Kébémer health district, in the Louga region of Senegal. A multidisciplinary research team is to identify the source of contamination in this collective food poisoning outbreak, which has 649 reported cases from 2 to 9 November 2026 and no deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene.

Tests carried out at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar isolated Salmonella sp. in 5 of 5 cases tested, in the collective food poisoning outbreak affecting the Kébémer health district, in the Louga region, according to the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene. Serotyping and the antibiogram are pending.

The ministry says epidemiological surveillance as of 10 November at 10:30 shows 649 cases reported between 2 and 9 November 2026, spread across eleven sites in the district. No new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. No patient is hospitalised: all are being treated as outpatients, and some have already recovered.

Six stool samples analysed at the Louga regional hospital laboratory showed neither Salmonella, nor Shigella, nor Vibrio cholerae. Water and food samples, sent to LANAC and the Regional Hygiene Brigade, are being analysed. Health inspections of food preparation and communal catering premises are continuing with the hygiene service.

The supervisory ministry called for deeper investigations using a multisectoral approach. A multidisciplinary research team is to document the facts and determine the source of contamination. The ministry urges the public to seek medical attention without delay in the event of diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain or fever.

These results follow the 649 cases of food poisoning reported on 10 November. The number of cases had risen from 548 on 6 November to 642 cases of acute digestive syndrome on 9 November.

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