HC Deb 10 November 1989 vol 159 cc820-1W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the incidence of salmonella Manchester.

Mr. Freeman

The public health laboratory service, division of enteric pathogens confirmed 33 human isolations of salmonella Manchester between 1 January and 3 November this year. Annual totals of human isolations of salmonella Manchester confirmed by the division of enteric pathogens for the period 1981–88 were 2, 0, 34, 9, 4, 28, 0 and 2 respectively.