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
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
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.
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
Continue Reading Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated
