A "CLUSTER" of salmonella cases have been linked to a single venue in Wrexham.
Public Health Wales (PHW) launched an investigation last week alongside Wrexham Council and Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board to find the source of the outbreak.
A multi-agency Outbreak Control Team (OCT) made up of the three organisations was set up.
And PHW has issued an update in relation to the investigation.
Richard Firth, consultant in public health at Public Health Wales, and chair of the OCT, said: “Public Health Wales is working with colleagues to investigate this cluster of cases, and to reduce the risk of further spread of infection.
"We are currently investigating 25 confirmed and 4 probable cases of salmonella associated with a single venue in the city."
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He added: “Infection with salmonella can cause watery and sometimes bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Salmonella is one of a number of organisms that gives rise to illness collectively known as 'food poisoning'.
“Although it is an unpleasant illness, most people who become ill with salmonella generally make a full recovery, but serious complications may occur in frail, elderly people, very young children and people with impaired immune systems."
The venue in question has not been identified at this stage.
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