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
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E. coli outbreak in Norway causes 4 HUS cases
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
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Study sheds light on E. coli infection process
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,
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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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Norovirus linked to majority of outbreaks in Norway
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)
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Sweden to review burger cooking recommendations after control
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
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Scientists find promising results in study about E. coli treatment
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
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Sweden reports two E. coli outbreaks; more than 100 ill
Sweden has been hit by two different outbreaks of E. coli, with one of them affecting more than 100 people. A pizza ingredient is suspected, but investigations are ongoing.
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7
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Norway investigates Salmonella outbreak; source unknown
Thirteen people have been infected with Salmonella across Norway but the source has not yet been identified.
Folkehelseinstituttet (The Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said Salmonella Enteritidis infection has been detected in people living in
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Scottish STEC cases decline but rates still high
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases in Scotland decreased slightly in 2017 but remains high compared to other UK countries, according to Health Protection Scotland.
A total of 167 cases of E.
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Organic Baby Spinach Recalled Nationwide Over E. coli Concerns
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is recalling select Organic Baby Spinach products over concerns they may be contaminated with (EHEC) Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Symptoms of the diseases caused by EHEC include abdominal cramps and diarrhea that
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