A Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 130 people in Chile may have been caused after food was contaminated with a strain used to monitor testing performance.
The Salmonella Abony outbreak occurred from January to April 2024. Genomic evidence indicated that the outbreak strain was a clone of a reference
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Scientists in the Czech Republic have described the first domestic case of infection with a parasite.
Diphyllobothriasis (dibothriocephalosis) is caused by the human broad tapeworm Dibothriocephalus latus. The source of infection is fish consumption, such as pike and perch.
Except for a few imported infections, no cases of human diphyllobothriasis
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A Vibrio outbreak that sickened more than 250 people in Australia was linked to oysters, but a specific grower could not be identified.
The nationwide outbreak caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred during September 2021 to January 2022. A total of 268 people were sick, and 97 percent reported consuming Australian-grown
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A major Listeria outbreak in Switzerland has sickened more than 30 since 2022 and seven people have died.
The first case was reported in April 2022, and the outbreak peak occurred in 2023. The last sick person became ill in June 2024.
An article in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
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Scientists have found an increase in botulism and salmonellosis in Ukraine compared to before the invasion by Russia.
To analyze the war’s effects on infectious disease epidemiology, researchers used open-source data on eight diseases from EPIWATCH, an artificial intelligence early-warning system.
They looked at patterns of infectious diseases before and
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Scientists have suggested making Streptococcus suis infections reportable in Europe to improve surveillance, given the severity of the disease.
Researchers surveyed seven reference laboratories and reviewed the scientific literature to increase insight into the epidemiology of human Streptococcus suis infections in Europe.
They identified 236 such infections and an additional
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A study has shown increased detection of mild E. coli infections and revised lab testing practices in Australia which may lead to changes in public health response.
In Queensland, 31 of 96 Shiga toxin‒producing E. coli (STEC) cases during 2020 to 2022 were reported by a specialty pathology laboratory for alternative health
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Researchers have found Anisakis larvae in tested samples of fish in Slovakia and called on authorities to step up monitoring of marine parasites.
Scientists revealed extensive infection of fish products with Anisakis larvae and seropositive cases in a group of volunteers regularly eating fish products.
Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by
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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 O157.
E. coli–associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a substantial public health risk in France, according to scientists. HUS is
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Three recently published studies have detailed foodborne botulism and Campylobacter outbreaks in Japan.
The first, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, covered an outbreak of botulism in 2021 caused by Clostridium botulinum in Kumamoto.
A meal eaten in a domestic residence was the suspected cause, and four patients were affected.
Continue Reading A trio of studies cover different outbreaks in Japan