The number of E. coli cases in England dropped slightly in 2023 following a huge increase in 2022, according to a recent report.
Seven outbreaks were recorded including one that affected mainly children with 17 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases. HUS is a clinical syndrome related to E. coli, which can lead to
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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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More than 2,000 cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were reported in England in 2022, an increase of almost 80 percent from the year before.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 2,063 cultured-confirmed cases of STEC were reported, an increase of 79.2 percent compared to 1,151 in
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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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Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with two each in the first and second quarters of 2024
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Almost 60 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection were reported in 2024 in Italy. One child died.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure and sometimes brain damage.
Italian data shows there were 57
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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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France has reported a decline in cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure.
Data from Santé publique France shows 143 HUS cases in 2023 compared to 252
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has explained its role in investigating the case of a woman who died following an E. coli infection after being criticized in a coroner’s report.
An inquest concluded that Laura Farmer died from a stroke caused by an E. coli infection.
Following a diarrheal
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