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Five foodborne outbreaks added to cryptosporidium rise in Sweden

By Joe Whitworth on March 13, 2020

Swedish officials have ended investigations into an increase in domestic cryptosporidium infections because the number of cases decreased since the start of February.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) and Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)…
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Unpasteurized spinach drink tied to increase of cryptosporidium cases

By Joe Whitworth on December 6, 2019

Officials in Sweden are investigating a recent increase in the number of cryptosporidiosis cases.

Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) has linked some illnesses to one brand of an unpasteurized pre-purchased freshly pressed fruit and…
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Cyclospora, Giardia infections fall but Crypto climbs in Scotland

By News Desk on September 26, 2019

A huge decline in Cyclospora infections has been reported in Scotland in 2018 compared with previous years.

​A total of 12 laboratory reports of Cyclospora were received by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) in 2018, compared…
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Study links Cryptosporidium outbreak to raw, organic cheese

By News Desk on June 25, 2019

Researchers in France have described an outbreak of Cryptosporidium linked to unpasteurized, raw milk white cheese. In November 2017, a gastroenteritis outbreak was reported at a school in Loire-Atlantique, western France, with more than 150 …
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Cryptosporidiosis outbreak linked to apple juice

By News Desk on April 15, 2019

Researchers have described the first outbreak of apple juice-related cryptosporidiosis reported outside the United States.

Although it did not involve many people, it serves as a reminder that apple juice, and other beverages, may serve…
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EFSA identifies important foodborne parasites in Europe

By News Desk on December 6, 2018

Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. have been identified as important foodborne parasites in Europe.

Infection with these parasites in humans and animals, or their occurrence in food, is not notifiable in all member…
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Cryptosporidium outbreak traced to Pennsylvania rescue farm

By News Desk on March 22, 2017

logo Heaven on Earth FarmEleven confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis from infection by the microscopic parasite  Cryptosporidium have been traced back to the Heaven on Earth Farm in Easton, PA, according to a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.…
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New Mexico parasite infection outbreak linked to raw milk

By News Desk on September 23, 2016

For the first time since CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report last year documented two siblings with cryptosporidiosis associated with raw milk consumption, a state is blaming an invasion of the microscopic parasites on raw…
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Central Ohio reports 209 cases of Cryptosporidium infection

By News Desk on August 19, 2016

An outbreak of Cryptosporidium infection has been building for the past two weeks in central Ohio, with the number of cases hitting 209 as of Friday. The cases are scattered among Columbus, Franklin and Delaware…
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TN Health Officials Say Two Cryptosporidiosis Cases Associated With Raw Milk

By News Desk on July 22, 2015

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) are investigating multiple gastrointestinal disease reports among people who say they consumed raw milk prior to their illness. Two people with cryptosporidiosis in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County region…
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