The number of E. coli infections recorded in Scotland increased in 2018, according to a report on surveillance data from the country.
Cases of E. coli O157 decreased while non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
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Germany reports E. coli cases linked to Egypt
The public health institute in Germany has reported more than 30 people have been sick with E. coli this year after going to Egypt.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) noted increased reports of Enterohemorrhagic E.
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Salmonella and E. coli behind six outbreaks each last year in Scotland
Shiga-toxin producing E. coli and Salmonella both caused six outbreaks last year in Scotland, according to figures from Health Protection Scotland.
Data comes from ObSurv, a surveillance system established in 1996 for general outbreaks of
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CDC says rare O26 outbreak sourced to flour is over, but continue to beware
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta is calling the end to an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to flour. But there is one significant caveat.
The flour recalled in
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STEC found in beef and lamb in Iceland
Shiga toxin producing E. coli has been detected in 30 percent of lamb samples and 11.5 percent of beef samples tested, according to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST).
It is the first time
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Researchers point to role of cross contamination in raw cheese E. coli outbreak
Four illnesses that are part of an E. coli outbreak in France linked to cheese made with unpasteurized, raw milk could have been caused by cross contamination, according to researchers.
From March 25 to April
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More ill in Listeria, E. coli outbreaks linked to raw milk cheese
Fifteen children and one adult have fallen ill in an E. coli outbreak in France linked to cheese made with unpasteurized milk.
Fourteen infants developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated
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Case count revised in French E. coli outbreak traced to cheese
Officials with the French public health agency have revised down the number of cases in an E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese. Federal law in France does not require that E. coli infections
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U.S. received cheese linked to French E. coli outbreak
Authorities in the United States have confirmed the country did receive a “small” amount of raw cow’s milk cheese that has been linked to an E. coli O26 outbreak in France. There are a number
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Canada received cheese linked to E. coli outbreak in France
Canada is one of a number of countries that has received raw milk cheese linked to an outbreak of E. coli O26 in France.
French authorities reported 13 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in
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French cheese linked to E. coli outbreak; 13 children developed kidney failure
French authorities are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to cheese after young children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Some Saint-Félicien and Saint Marcellin cheese has been recalled.
The 13 cases of HUS that developed
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