The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study.
It was already known that the UK was part of a multi-country Salmonella Braenderup outbreak with
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More than 250 people are sick in an E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that may have been caused by salad.
There have been 259 confirmed cases in the UK with sample dates
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Public health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 that has sickened almost 200 people in a month.
Since early September, 192 genetically linked cases of Shiga toxin-producing E.
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Almost 30 cases of E. coli infection have been linked to a nursery in Scotland.
NHS Lothian is part of a team investigating 28 cases of E. coli linked to Pear Tree Nursery on Church
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Scottish officials are investigating a number of recent E. coli infections that have affected children.
E. coli O157 has sickened an unrevealed number of young people in the East Lothian area of Scotland.
A multi-agency
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More than 30 people were sick in France in late 2021 as part of an outbreak traced to contaminated cucumbers.
In September 2021, the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency was notified of a suspected foodborne outbreak
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An outbreak of E. coli O157 in England that affected more than 20 people was caused by a milk pasteurization failure, according to researchers.
In November 2019, a number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 infections
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A rise in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections has prompted a warning by health officials in the Czech Republic.
The National Institute of Public Health (SZU) reported that in the first six months of
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Public health officials in Scotland have reported an outbreak of E. coli O157 affecting children at a nursery.
The NHS Borders Health Protection team said Cherrytrees nursery in Hawick has temporarily closed.
NHS Borders has
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The number of E. coli O157 infections declined in 2019 but non-O157 cases rose and two people died, according to figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In 2019, there were 1,720 confirmed cases
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