Fewer people were sick but more died in outbreaks in Switzerland in 2023, largely due to a Listeria outbreak with five fatalities, according to a recent report.
A total of
Researchers have shared details about how a Listeria outbreak in Switzerland in 2022 traced to fish was solved.
In the summer of 2022, the Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP)
Human botulism is rare in France but levels have remained stable in recent years, according to a study.
Botulism is a notifiable disease in the country through a case-based passive
Swiss authorities have revealed a Listeria outbreak sickened 20 and killed one person in 2022.
The Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP), Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (OSAV), and
The number of foodborne outbreaks almost tripled in Switzerland in 2021 compared to the year before.
This past year, 37 outbreaks were reported with 540 people sick and 40 hospitalized
Officials in Switzerland have been unable to find what was behind an increase in hepatitis E infections that affected more than 100 people in 2021.
The Federal Office of Public