The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has been involved in four E. coli outbreak investigations so far this year in the United Kingdom.
A Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
Almost 70 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection have been reported in the past year in Italy.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe
Nestlé has announced that it is facing criminal charges regarding a 2022 E. coli outbreak in France that was traced to pizzas.
The judges leading the case filed charges against
The number of outbreaks and people sick in them declined in Norway in 2023, but this past year saw the country record one of its most serious-ever E. coli outbreaks.
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 infections remained steady but non-O157 cases increased in England in 2021 according to recently released data.
Overall, 1,151 confirmed cases
The number of Cryptosporidium outbreaks involving an agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) increased in 2023.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) assisted
One person has died in a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UKHSA, Public Health Scotland (PHS), and
More information has been shared by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about Salmonella in poultry meat and eggs from Poland.
There have been 200 cases of salmonellosis this year in
Danish officials have solved an E. coli outbreak linked to meat that sickened six people.
Since late March, half a dozen E. coli O157:H7 patients fell sick, and one
The number of children who suffered a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection in France reached a record high in 2022, influenced by the Nestlé pizza outbreak, according to
Public health officials in Norway have warned that a severe E. coli outbreak is not over and have urged people to take precautions.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)
Researchers have found a significant increasing trend for sporadic E. coli O26 and E. coli O80 HUS cases during a decade in France but a notable decrease for E. coli
