Two children have died in Denmark after complications from being infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
The children, one who lived in Funen and the other from the Copenhagen area, were between 5 and 9
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WGS project helps Denmark uncover Campylobacter outbreak
Fifty people are ill in Denmark from Campylobacter after eating chicken meat but authorities believe the actual number of patients may be much higher.
Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) and
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Denmark hit by E. coli O157 outbreak with 10 ill
Officials in Denmark are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 10 people.
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) reports the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak began in May and the source of infection is not
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More than 20 ill as part of Salmonella outbreak in Denmark
More than 20 people have been infected by a rare strain of Salmonella in Denmark, with half of them needing hospital treatment.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is investigating the outbreak that has sickened 23
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Sweden hit by new Yersinia outbreak; source unknown
Swedish officials are investigating an outbreak of Yersinia with more than 20 people affected.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) reported the source of infection is still unknown. Infection from Yersinia is relatively rare
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Danish STEC cases almost double in 5 years
The number of people infected by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli nearly doubled in Denmark from 2014 to 2018.
There were 281 cases in 2014 and 495 in 2018. The largest increase was from 2017 to
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Five dead from Listeria outbreak linked to fish
More than 20 people are part of a multi-country Listeria outbreak traced to fish and five have died since 2014.
An outbreak assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for
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Danish figures show 25 percent death rate in 15 Listeria outbreaks over 5 years
Nearly 50 cases of listeriosis have been recorded annually from 2015 to 2018 in Denmark, according to figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
In the 2014 to 2018 period, 280 cases of invasive infection
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Ongoing Yersinia outbreak traced to fresh spinach; more than 50 sick
An outbreak of Yersinia in Denmark and Sweden with more than 50 cases has been linked to fresh spinach.
Statens Serum Institut, a public health research institute in Denmark, reports 20 people have been infected
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Denmark and Sweden investigating Yersinia outbreak
Danish officials are investigating an outbreak of Yersinia after 18 people fell ill in March.
Statens Serum Institut, a public health research institute, reported the source of infection is still unknown. Cases in the outbreak
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Listeria outbreak sickens 18 in five countries
The ECDC has identified a link between an outbreak of nine Listeria cases in Denmark and nine more infections between 2014 and 2018 in four other countries.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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