Latvian health officials have completed their investigation into an outbreak and general rise in E. coli which led to almost 80 sick people.

The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said the epidemiological investigation revealed 77 infections caused by E. coli from March 19 to April 16.

E. coli sequencing

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At least 60 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections are being investigated in Latvia.

The country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) has been providing regular updates on the number of sick people. The majority of patients are children and illnesses started in March.

Initial results from laboratory testing

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Scientists have studied E. coli cases in Ireland to try and gain new insights into factors associated with serious infections.

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection can cause potentially fatal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

Researchers conducted a case-control study with 108 HUS patients and 416 unmatched non-HUS controls selected among

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Researchers in the United Kingdom have shared findings from recent outbreak investigations ranging from contaminated raw milk cheese to illnesses traced to petting zoos.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE).

A long-standing reptile-associated Salmonellosis outbreak, identified

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