Did you suffer from Salmonella on holiday?
Salmonella – the bacterial holiday bug
Salmonella food poisoning is a common cause of hotel illness abroad. Holidaymakers are able to claim holiday compensation if infected by Salmonella. Causes of the bug include:
- Consuming undercooked hotel food containing the Salmonella bacteria, such as raw or undercooked pink chicken, egg products, and unpasteurised milk
- Salmonella can be passed via the oral-faecal route from people carrying the Salmonella bug (directly or from touching contaminated surfaces), and
- Hotel food handlers can spread the Salmonella germ - particularly where the level of hotel hygiene is poor.
If you have suffered from Salmonella food poisoning please let us know. Get in touch with our Salmonella Holiday Claims Experts today and claim compensation if you have suffered food poisoning.
Typical compensation awards for Salmonella food poisoning range from £2,000 - £20,000 depending on the severity of the illness.
Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the form above.
Symptoms include: Diarrhoea, vomiting, rash, headaches, fever, blood in stools and lethargy and flu-like symptoms.
Usual incubation period: Salmonella has a typical incubation period of 6 to 48 hours.
Duration of holiday illness: Salmonella symptoms can last for several days or weeks. About 5% of children under 5 can carry the organism for more than a year after their illness.
Prevention: The risk of suffering Salmonella food poisoning on holiday can be reduced by educating hotel food handlers on the importance of washing their hands before, during and after food preparation. The separation of surfaces, utensils, persons handling raw and cooked food, and particularly by ensuring that raw meat is stored separately from cooked food and that food is served at the correct temperature.
£3,750 Awarded for Holiday Bug Salmonella on Egyptian Nile Cruise Holiday
"Mrs Munden developed symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning within 48 hours of departing on a Nile Holiday Cruise – she suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting with associated abdominal cramps and one episode of fainting. On returning to the UK she was hospitalised for 6 days where she was treated with antibiotics and intravenous fluids. Her uncomfortable bowel habits lasted for between 8 and 12 weeks."
