Argentina has approved a new national plan on the prevention and control of Trichinella.
The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) said the move updates the regulations on the management of the disease throughout the country.
The aim is to reduce cases in humans through the early detection of
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At least 20 people have been sickened in an outbreak of trichinosis in Argentina.
Health officials in the province of Santa Fe said ill people reported consumption of chorizo seco, a type of dried sausage, from a local business.
In the town of Acebal, 26 potentially exposed people have been
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The presence of foodborne pathogens in raw beef imported into the European Union is low, according to a study.
Microbiological quality of 100 raw beef samples sent to the EU was investigated. Samples of beef imported from November 2021 to May 2022 were collected at the Border Control Post of
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Argentina recorded almost 50 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in the first six weeks of 2024.
HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure.
The 49 cases up to mid-February are lower than the average in the same period from 2019 to 2023. In
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Two children have died in a province in Argentina with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) so far in 2024.
The Ministry of Health of Córdoba said that in the first four weeks of the year, seven cases of HUS and two deaths were reported, with no link between them. HUS is
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More than 650 potential Trichinella infections have been reported in an Argentinian province so far this year.
Health officials in Buenos Aires recorded 651 suspected cases, of which 399 are confirmed, 14 are probable, and 212 remain under study.
Seven trichinosis (or trichinellosis) outbreaks have occurred, six of them small
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on exports of horse meat in Uruguay and Argentina.
A DG Sante audit in Uruguay, in October and November 2022, made seven recommendations and found some actions taken since the last visit in 2018
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Almost 600 possible Trichinella infections have been recorded in an Argentinian province so far this year.
Health officials in Buenos Aires reported 582 suspected cases, of which 248 are confirmed, 27 are probable and 304 remain under study.
Six trichinosis (or trichinellosis) outbreaks have been recorded with five of them being
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Four suspected cases of foodborne botulism are under investigation in Argentina.
In late August, the National Health Surveillance System was notified of the cases following a meeting at a house in the district of Buenos Aires.
Three patients are adults and one is a child under 5 years old. All
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Authorities in a province of Argentina have issued a warning following the discovery of a Trichinella outbreak.
Related samples of bacon and dried chorizo sausage were positive for Trichinella spiralis. Products came from the factory of Agroindustria Los Andres S.R.L., located in the municipality of Salliqueló, with the brand name
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