Sweden
Published: 26 Sep 08
09:43 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/14582/20080926/
Source of Article: http://www.thelocal.se/14582/20080926/
Sweden’s security service Säpo is
investigating possible sabotage following an incident which left 140 people at
the headquarters of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt
Näringsliv) suffering from dysentery.
The victims, which included employees of the association, its members,
and other guests, all suffered from the illness caused by the Shigella dysenteriae bacteria after eating in the office’s cafeteria
several weeks ago, reports the Veckans Affärer magazine.
Five suffered symptoms so severe they were admitted to hospital.
The bacteria are most often spread via contaminated water and food, but an
examination of the restaurant cafeteria failed to uncover the source of the
outbreak.
So far no traces of the bacteria have uncovered from any of the several tests
performed in the cafeteria’s kitchen.
According to Veckans Affärer,
Säpo is leading the investigation in cooperation with
Swedish police.
“The reason that the police want to investigate the case is that neither the
department of infectious diseases nor the environmental department could
ascertain the source of the infection and a group has also taken responsibility
for the Shigella-outbreak on its website,” said the Confederation of Swedish
Enterprise’s Marie Rudberg to the magazine.
According to the Metro newspaper, the group claiming responsibility for the
attack is a left-leaning, internet-based forum which had previously staged
demonstrations outside of the association’s headquarters.
Security has been stepped at the restaurant and health authorities continue
working to localize the sources of the outbreak through continued interviews
with around 300 people who visited the eatery over several days.
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