The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has been involved in four E. coli outbreak investigations so far this year in the United Kingdom.
A Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O145 outbreak was linked to unpasteurized milk cheese produced by Mrs. Kirkham’s in Lancashire. APHA contributed to the incident management
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Researchers have provided details about one of the largest Cryptosporidium outbreaks in England in recent years.
The outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum was associated with a multi-day lamb petting event in the south-west of England in 2023. The primary hypothesis was that exposure to lambs within designated petting pens was the source of Cryptosporidium.
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Authorities in Norway are investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to contact with birds and cats.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said it has seen an increase in the number of people infected with Salmonella Typhimurium in recent months.
Some sick people belong to an outbreak where contact with
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More information has been shared by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about Salmonella in poultry meat and eggs from Poland.
There have been 200 cases of salmonellosis this year in the United Kingdom caused by different strains of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to such products.
FSA has investigated more than 90
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Fifty cases of Cryptosporidium have been traced to a farm on an island off the south coast of England.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s South East branch has tried to contact people who visited Hazelgrove Farm from April to the start of May on the Isle of Wight.
People are thought to
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A rise in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections has prompted a warning by health officials in the Czech Republic.
The National Institute of Public Health (SZU) reported that in the first six months of this year 25 cases have been recorded and 15 of them occurred in the past
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An agency in Ireland has warned about the increased risk of Cryptosporidium because of the start of petting zoo season.
The Health Service Executive’s Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising people to improve handwashing in and around farm settings, and to test and treat well water, to reduce the
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Two confirmed cases of E. coli O157 infection have been linked to a farm in England.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm in Shropshire temporarily closed this past week to take precautionary measures to reduce the risk of visitors becoming infected. The steps include providing more handwashing facilities and improving safety
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