More than half a dozen people have been infected by Listeria in Denmark since August.
Between Aug. 21 and Oct. 24, seven people infected with the same type of Listeria monocytogenes were registered at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
Five men and two women are ill. Patients range in age
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Product testing in Denmark has found traces of animal DNA that were not on the ingredient list — although the majority were in low quantities.
Fødevarestyrelsen (the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) said a new DNA method would make it easier to uncover fraud with meat and fish.
More than
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A Cryptosporidium outbreak in Denmark has been traced to a type of produce from Italy.
During June and July, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) registered 11 cases of Cryptosporidium parvum IIzeta.
The SSI, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), and National Food Institute investigated the outbreak and found that
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Two Campylobacter outbreaks in Denmark have been traced to Danish chicken meat.
Between July 14 and Sept. 13, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) registered two outbreaks of Campylobacter jejuni with 57 patients. Sick people ranged in age from 2 to 89 years old and come from all over the country.
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Danish public health officials have reported two outbreaks and a general increase in Campylobacter cases.
Since July, two outbreaks of Campylobacter jejuni have been registered at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Half of the patients in both outbreaks have been hospitalized. Only a small proportion of cases are subtyped, which
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Danish authorities have linked a Listeria outbreak to a brand of ready-to-eat fish cakes.
Five people have been infected by the same type of Listeria since mid-August.
According to the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), patients are two men and three women. They are between 70 and 95 years old with
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Danish officials are trying to find the source of a Listeria outbreak that has sickened five people.
During August and September, five cases of Listeria monocytogenes have been registered at the Statens Serum Institut.
Among the sick are two men and three women. Patients are between 70 and 95 years
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Denmark has revealed norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks this past year with Salmonella and Campylobacter in joint second.
In 2024, 55 foodborne outbreaks were registered with 1,126 people sick. Representatives from the National Food Institute at the Technical University of Denmark, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), and
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Researchers looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed major differences between how countries monitor infections.
The study emphasized the substantial differences in transmission routes, surveillance, notification and detection methods, as well as testing and sampling practices of selected diseases across six countries.
Despite these variations, recorded case
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Denmark has reported a dozen cases of a new variant of Cryptosporidium parvum, with work ongoing to find the source.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has registered 12 cases of Cryptosporidium parvum IIzeta since May.
SSI, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) and the National Food Institute are investigating
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