Finland reported a record number of Listeria infections this past year with the figure almost twice as high as 2019.
The 93 Listeria infections in 2020 were nearly double the 50 in the year before and the largest annual total ever reported to the National Infectious Diseases Register. Almost 80
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Research by scientists in Australia could help open up new possibilities to treat enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections.
University of New South Wales (UNSW) microbiologists discovered a molecular pathway that controls Shiga toxin production. The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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New knowledge about transmission and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 between and within farms has been revealed by a researcher at a Swedish university.
Lena-Mari Tamminen’s doctoral dissertation at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) identified possible target areas for on farm measures to reduce prevalence of the deadly
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A ban on serving raw beef liver in restaurants in Japan has not decreased the number of E. coli infections in the country, according to a study.
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) causes many symptoms from diarrhea to the potentially deadly hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Serving raw beef liver dishes at
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Norwegian authorities are investigating an outbreak of E. coli where four people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has identified the same type of Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in three people since August and investigations are ongoing for two other cases.
The outbreak is
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Scientists have looked at the infection process of E. coli to try and develop ways to interfere with it.
Illness-causing E. coli bacteria launch infections by inducing intestinal cells to form tiny structures, called pedestals, which anchor the pathogens in place and help colonies grow.
Experiments on enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic
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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. coli (EHEC) related to or after staying in Egypt. Earlier this month, Public Health England
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Norovirus was responsible for the most foodborne outbreaks in Norway this past year, according to a recent report.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) found it caused 17 outbreaks while enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) and Salmonella were both behind four incidents each.
The number of foodborne outbreaks increased to
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More than half of 145 restaurants lacked routines to ensure the microbiological quality of not thoroughly cooked burgers, according to Swedish authorities.
The purpose of a survey last year by municipalities and Livsmedelsverket (National Food Agency) was to find out how restaurants handle burgers that are not thoroughly cooked.
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Scientists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland are reporting they have found a way to treat E. coli O157 infections without causing serious side effects.
The study, published in Infection and Immunity, looks at how the aurodox was able to block E. coli O157 infections. The medication could
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