At least six people fell ill with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning after eating mussels harvested in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
The mussels contained high levels of heat-stable okadaic acid (OA)-group toxins. Without a validated
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Researchers have stressed the need for awareness of long incubation periods as part of an investigation into a Salmonella outbreak in Norway in 2017.
In September 2017, a cluster of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium isolates was
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The small contamination rate of broiler meat in Latvia could partly explain the lower number of Campylobacter infections in the country, according to a study.
Researchers analyzed data of Campylobacter microbiological monitoring and antimicrobial resistance
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Swedish officials are investigating an outbreak of Yersinia with more than 20 people affected.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) reported the source of infection is still unknown. Infection from Yersinia is relatively rare
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The risk of histamine food poisoning — also known as scombroid fish poisoning — could increase in Europe in the future if trading trends continue, according to researchers.
The scientists made the remark in the
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Four illnesses that are part of an E. coli outbreak in France linked to cheese made with unpasteurized, raw milk could have been caused by cross contamination, according to researchers.
From March 25 to April
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Nearly 5,700 listeriosis-related hospitalizations occurred in Spain in less than 20 years, according to researchers.
Results suggest an increasing trend of listeriosis infection and hospitalization rates in Spain during the study period. In the past
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A chipotle chili product was the most likely vehicle of infection in the largest recorded norovirus restaurant outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to researchers.
During October and November 2016, more than 1,000 customers and
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For the first time, Spanish researchers have found antimicrobial resistant genes in Salmonella isolated from raw mussels.
Writing in the journal Eurosurveillance, they said the findings are of concern as such analysis is not performed
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Nordic nations had a seasonal campylobacteriosis peak in mid- to late summer while most other European countries had a smaller rise earlier in the year, according to a study.
Researchers in Eurosurveillance examined how the
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Expanding use of whole genome sequencing pathogen analysis globally will improve trace back investigations during foodborne outbreaks, according to researchers.
A study published in the journal Eurosurveillance reports experiences of using whole genome sequencing (WGS)
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