A surveillance project in Denmark using whole genome sequencing has found many Campylobacter infections are not sporadic and helped uncover a large outbreak.
The study showed that roughly half of human infections belong to genetic
Continue Reading WGS project on Campylobacter gives insights in Denmark
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides a level of additional information that more than balances out the additional costs if used effectively, according to a recent study.
Researchers evaluated costs and benefits of routine WGS through
Continue Reading Researchers assess WGS use for foodborne pathogens
Findings that a hepatitis A outbreak was linked to dates allowed action to be taken before the start of Ramadan, likely reducing the number of people affected, according to a study.
Public Health England (PHE)
Continue Reading Dates link in Hepatitis A outbreak enabled action before Ramadan
More than 300 people were part of a Salmonella outbreak in Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2017 and 2018 that was traced to contaminated powdered egg products.
The probable outbreak cause was used as an
Continue Reading Spray dryer blamed in Salmonella outbreak with 325 sick
A dried fruit mix linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway contained products from South East Asia and Africa, according to researchers.
From the end of 2018 to mid-March 2019, 56 people fell ill
Continue Reading Norwegian Salmonella outbreak traced to dried fruit from multiple countries
Sequence-based typing has helped to detect clusters and identify outbreaks of hepatitis A in Sweden, according to a study.
Researchers investigated hepatitis A virus (HAV) sequences of 447 cases reported in the country from 2009
Continue Reading Researchers assess method to help with hepatitis A surveillance
Results of a study on parasites in fish supports a change to European regulation, according to researchers.
Their work found a low risk of Anisakis larvae infection in fish products from European mariculture activities. Mariculture,
Continue Reading Scientists call for change in EU fish parasite rules
The resurgence of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries underlines the importance of complete traceback of implicated products during outbreaks, according to researchers.
Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in
Continue Reading Germany part of resurgent hepatitis A outbreak
Researchers have assessed the factors behind an increase in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Switzerland.
Since 2015, a large rise in cases has been observed. This coincided with introducing multiplex polymerase chain reaction
Continue Reading Study investigates large STEC rise in Switzerland
Meat from backyard pigs was the source of a trichinellosis outbreak in France and Serbia in 2017.
Three patients were exposed in Serbia and took pork back to France where they shared it with relatives
Continue Reading France and Serbia Trichinella outbreak linked to backyard pigs
Researchers in Slovenia have described results from a long-term, national Clostridioides difficile food surveillance project. Positive results were found in meat, fresh produce and poultry.
The three-year period of testing revealed a low proportion of
Continue Reading Slovenian study reveals low levels of C. difficile in food
