The risk of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) fish products requires further attention, according to a long-awaited EFSA and ECDC study.
The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
Data on the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in human infections from Salmonella and Campylobacter in Europe has revealed little progress.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and
Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli infections declined in Europe but Listeria monocytogenes infections went up in 2019, according to figures from the zoonoses report.
Campylobacteriosis was the top infection followed
The number of people getting sick and dying in foodborne outbreaks in Europe went up in 2019, based on figures from the annual report on zoonoses.
Salmonella was behind the
Nearly 200 people in eight European countries and the United Kingdom are involved in a Salmonella outbreak ongoing since May 2018.
Salmonella Enteritidis infections have been linked to frozen breaded
Swedish public health officials have reported an increase in Yersinia infections in recent weeks.
Since the second week of January, more than twice as many people have fallen ill with
More than 120 people are part of a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to Brazil nuts.
Since August 2019, the outbreak, caused by Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Anatum, has affected three
Experts have discussed the major obstacles to adopting whole genome sequencing (WGS) for surveillance and monitoring of foodborne diseases in Europe.
The “Next Generation Sequencing to Tackle Foodborne Diseases in
A European system used by countries to report outbreaks saw a record number of alerts in 2019.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosts the Epidemic Intelligence
The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection rate in Europe jumped by 40 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, based on data from ECDC’s annual surveillance report.
After
Foodborne bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat, according to a report on antimicrobial resistance from EFSA and ECDC.
Salmonella and Campylobacter are increasingly resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the
A foodborne source is one route being investigated as part of an increase of E. coli in Europe.
Between 2017 and 2019, the National Reference Centre for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria
