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Austria sees a rise in reports of E. coli in 2021

By News Desk on November 3, 2022

Austria recorded an increase in the number of reported E. coli infections in 2021, based on the latest data.

In 2021, 1,437 specimens were processed at the National Reference Centre for E. coli. Overall, 1,286…

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E. coli is similar to the 2011 outbreak strain found in Europe

By News Desk on August 18, 2022

A type of E. coli similar to what caused a large outbreak in 2011 has recently been detected in Europe, according to researchers.

Two cases of Shiga toxin-producing Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) O104:H4 were reported in…

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COVID-19 measures a factor in Dutch foodborne illness decline

By Joe Whitworth on January 19, 2022

The number of foodborne infections in the Netherlands in 2020 fell sharply compared with previous years likely because of measures taken against coronavirus, researchers say.

Closures of cafes and restaurants, the decrease in social events…
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Study reflects on measures taken after major EU outbreaks

By News Desk on July 13, 2021

A review has described how the lessons from major foodborne outbreaks have helped improve Europe’s food safety system.

The research covers significant outbreaks that occurred in the past decade and how things have changed to…
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EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage

By News Desk on July 9, 2019

The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.

An audit led by…
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Deliberate act cannot be ruled out for Germany’s 2011 outbreak

By News Desk on March 22, 2016

Yes, the German E. coli O104:H4 was a pathogen of a high virulence that suddenly emerged, and that might point to an unnatural phenomenon. But might it have been a deliberate act? Or some kind…
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German Court: Compensate Cucumber Grower Wrongly Accused in E. Coli Outbreak

By News Desk on October 27, 2015

A court in Hamburg, Germany, has decided that a Spanish vegetable grower and distributor should be compensated for losses sustained after its cucumbers were wrongly named as the likely source of a 2011 outbreak of…
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2011 Outbreak of Rare E. Coli Strain was Costly for Europe

By News Desk on April 3, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) has totaled up some economic costs of the 2011 outbreak of the rare and deadly E. coli O104:H4 centered on Northern Europe. Farmers and industries lost $1.3 billion, and emergency…
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Emerging Pathogens: Is E. Coli O104:H4 the Next Strain to Watch?

By James Andrews on September 9, 2013

In May 2011, a virtually unknown strain of E. coli, known as O104:H4, made worldwide headlines when an outbreak in Germany sickened approximately 4,000 people and killed 50, including one American. This event, linked to…
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Research Could Lead to E. coli O104 Treatments

By James Andrews on August 3, 2012

Last year’s German E. coli outbreak made headlines around the world in May and June as it sickened nearly 3,800 people and killed 50, distinguishing it as the single deadliest foodborne illness outbreak of all…
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