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Finland sees record Listeria high in 2020

By News Desk on June 11, 2021

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…
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Study findings could help develop E. coli treatment

By News Desk on September 28, 2020

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…
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Study on Swedish farms widens E. coli knowledge

By News Desk on April 23, 2020

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…
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Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan

By News Desk on December 26, 2019

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

By News Desk on September 7, 2019

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

By News Desk on September 1, 2019

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

By Joe Whitworth on July 30, 2019

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

By Joe Whitworth on July 24, 2019

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

By Joe Whitworth on March 26, 2019

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

By News Desk on January 4, 2019

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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