Campylobacter was the top cause of illness while E. coli numbers reached a record high last year, according to foodborne illness figures from Switzerland.
The 2018 surveillance report of zoonoses and outbreaks of food poisoning
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Lithuania sees sharp increases in Campylobacter, Salmonella this year
The number of people sick from Campylobacter and Salmonella infections has increased by about 20 percent in Lithuania so far this year, according to the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
A total of
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Mixed pathogen picture in Sweden last year
The numbers of people infected with E. coli and Listeria increased but there was a decrease for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Sweden in 2018.
The findings come from an annual report describing surveillance in the
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Ireland sees rise in Campylobacter and Listeria
Listeria and Campylobacter both increased this past year in Ireland, according to figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The number of listeriosis patients was the highest since the disease became notifiable in 2004. More
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Most Germans have heard of Salmonella but not Campylobacter
Less than a third of people in Germany have heard of Campylobacter, according to a survey by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
Campylobacter, the most common bacterial pathogen of diarrheal diseases, was
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EU Campylobacter levels remained stable in 2017
More than a quarter of a million confirmed Campylobacter cases were reported in Europe in 2017, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Campylobacteriosis is the most commonly reported gastrointestinal disease
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Researchers refine model to trace Campylobacter infections
A simpler model to help understand the source of Campylobacter infection has been developed by researchers.
The team compared the asymmetric island model which uses genetic data and evolutionary processes to a newly developed genetic-free
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Campylobacter peaks across EU revealed
Nordic nations had a seasonal campylobacteriosis peak in mid- to late summer while most other European countries had a smaller rise earlier in the year, according to a study.
Researchers in Eurosurveillance examined how the
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Danish researchers find ground beef, strawberries often behind Campylobacter illnesses
A Danish study has looked at sources of Campylobacter infection to help improve national prevention guidelines.
Researchers from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) and University of Copenhagen led a case-control study among Danes aged one
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Statistics show mixed results on progress against foodborne illness in EU
Salmonella and Campylobacter infections were at a stable level during the past five years, but Listeria cases continue to rise in Europe, according to an annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses.
The European
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Campylobacter levels in UK chicken hold steady
Almost 4 percent of fresh whole chickens produced in the United Kingdom showed Campylobacter contamination above maximum tested levels, according to the latest results.
Testing from the top nine retailers in the UK on samples
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