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A salmonella outbreak linked to a food outlet at the Edmonton Folk Music festival has sickened at least 19 people, Alberta Health Services said Friday.

All patients confirmed to have the illness ate at the Haweli Restaurant booth that operated on the festival grounds from Aug. 10 to 13, the health authority said.

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“Salmonella is a notifiable disease, which means our public health departments across Alberta get reports of all such infections and we investigate each and every one,” said Dr. Chris Sikora, medical officer of health for the Edmonton zone.

The health authority said the outbreak is related to the festival booth only and not the Haweli Restaurant itself at 102 Avenue and 103 Street. The establishment was recently inspected by public health staff and no health violations were found.

Sikora said there is no ongoing risk to the public. The number of infections reported to AHS has started to trickle off, he said.