Salmonella cases are at ten-year high in England – here’s what you can do to keep yourself safe

By Rob Kingsley, Professor, Microbiology, Quadram Institute

Salmonella cases in England are the highest they’ve been in a decade, according to recent UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data. There was a 17% increase in cases observed from 2023 to 2024 – culminating in 10,388 detected infections last year. Children and older adults accounted for around a fifth of cases.

Although the number of infections caused by foodborne diseases such as Salmonella had broadly decreased over the last 25 years, this recent…

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