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 40 outbreaks were reported by Swiss authorities in 2023. More than 260 people fell ill, at least 40 were hospitalized
Continue Reading Swiss outbreaks steady as cases down but deaths up
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) noticed increased reports of listeriosis cases, indicating a possible outbreak.
Twenty Listeria monocytogenes patient isolates were found to belong to an
Continue Reading Scientists detail 2022 Swiss Listeria outbreak investigation
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 surveillance system. All reports of human botulism are recorded by health authorities through Santé Publique France and cases are confirmed by
Continue Reading Foodborne botulism levels stable in France in the past decade
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 cantonal, or regional, authorities detected an outbreak of listeriosis in July 2022 and identified smoked trout as the source.
In
Continue Reading One died in a Swiss Listeria outbreak traced to smoked fish
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 versus 13 outbreaks in 2020.
Officials at the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office said the increase could be random
Continue Reading Swiss outbreaks triple in 2021; illnesses also rise
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 Health (FOPH) recorded a rise in cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) between January and May 2021.
A total of
Continue Reading Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated
