A man who was sickened in South Africa’s Listeria outbreak has described how his life fell apart after getting ill.
Joseph Kadango, who lives in Johannesburg, spent months in hospital after becoming infected, lost his
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The decline in testing referrals for certain diseases during the coronavirus pandemic was greatest for foodborne and waterborne infections, according to an analysis in Norway.
The project compares the number of referrals for diagnostic testing
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Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli infections declined in Europe but Listeria monocytogenes infections went up in 2019, according to figures from the zoonoses report.
Campylobacteriosis was the top infection followed by Salmonellosis, Shiga toxin-producing E.
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The number of people getting sick and dying in foodborne outbreaks in Europe went up in 2019, based on figures from the annual report on zoonoses.
Salmonella was behind the majority of outbreaks followed by
Continue Reading Foodborne outbreak illnesses, deaths increase in Europe
Nearly 200 people in eight European countries and the United Kingdom are involved in a Salmonella outbreak ongoing since May 2018.
Salmonella Enteritidis infections have been linked to frozen breaded chicken products from Poland with
Continue Reading Nine countries part of Salmonella outbreak linked to raw, frozen poultry products
Temporary rules covering official controls in Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic have been extended for the fourth time. The implementing regulation covers a variety of activities to ensure food and feed law, as well
Continue Reading EU extends changes to control rules again because of COVID-19
The amount of mushroom poisonings and the number of people affected doubled this past year in China compared to 2019.
In 2020, the number of investigations reached 676, involving 102 species of poisonous mushrooms, 24
Continue Reading China records large spike in mushroom poisoning incidents
Many European countries are struggling to perform all their planned checks on businesses because of resource issues, according to a report.
The analysis covers national and EU Commission controls during 2017 and 2018 on food
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Public health officials in the United Kingdom are continuing to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw breaded chicken.
From January 2020, there have been 480 patients confirmed with salmonellosis caused by two
Continue Reading Nearly 500 sick as FSA renews breaded chicken warning
Adequate surveillance programs for most foodborne parasites in Europe are lacking, according to a recently published study.
Researchers found although human and animal data are available for five selected parasites, the surveillance and reporting requirements
Continue Reading Researchers find gaps in EU parasite surveillance
There is low awareness of Campylobacter and its impact despite it being the main cause of food poisoning in the UK, according to a project on how people perceive food-related risks.
Results come from a
Continue Reading Food risk survey shows low awareness of Campylobacter
