UK Salmonella outbreak kills one, sickens 207, probe focuses on imported eggs

A Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom has killed one person and sickened more than 200 others, with health officials investigating a potential link to eggs imported from outside the country. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on August 18, 2026, that it had identified 207 confirmed cases of the infection, including one death, as of August 13.

The outbreak was first detected at the end of May 2026, when officials noticed a surge in food poisoning cases all caused by a single strain of the bacteria, suggesting a common source. The cases have been recorded across the UK, with 199 in England, six in Scotland, one in Wales, and one in Northern Ireland. London reported the highest number of cases at 47, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber with 38. The affected individuals range in age from infants to people in their 90s.

More than a third of those infected, 38 percent, required hospitalization. Two patients developed potentially life-threatening bloodstream infections. Hannah Charles, Lead Epidemiologist for Gastrointestinal Infections at the UKHSA, stated that the agency is working with the Food Standards Agency and other public health bodies to investigate the...