Norway has reported its largest foodborne outbreak in almost 50 years with 230 people sick.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 105 people are infected with Salmonella Newport and 120 with Salmonella Typhimurium. The remaining five are infected with other types of Salmonella.
Patients became ill from mid-October
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The number of people sickened in an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway involving alfalfa sprouts has doubled to almost 50.
In an update provided by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), the patient count rose by 26 to 49. This includes 42 infected with Salmonella Newport and seven with
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The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses.
The European Reference Laboratories (EURLs) are for food- and water-borne bacteria, food- and water-borne viruses, and food-, water- and vector-borne helminths and protozoa.
EURLs are designated for seven years and will be funded under
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Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to alfalfa sprouts.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 23 people had fallen sick with Salmonella Newport from nine regions.
Patients have been reported since mid-October. They range in age from 18 to 79 with
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Authorities in Norway are investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to contact with birds and cats.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said it has seen an increase in the number of people infected with Salmonella Typhimurium in recent months.
Some sick people belong to an outbreak where contact with
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Norwegian health officials are investigating the reasons behind a spike in Salmonella cases, which have sickened more than 30 people.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said the number of people infected with Salmonella typhimurium has increased in recent months. So far this year, 33 people have fallen sick.
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E. coli infections hit a record high in Norway in 2023, while other pathogens are returning to levels seen before the Coronavirus pandemic.
Data published by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) shows that the number of Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria infections rose compared to the previous
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The number of outbreaks and people sick in them declined in Norway in 2023, but this past year saw the country record one of its most serious-ever E. coli outbreaks.
Twenty-five outbreaks were caused by contaminated foodstuffs, with 518 people sick. This is down from 34 outbreaks and 628 cases
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Norwegian officials have solved a Bacillus cereus outbreak that affected more than 20 young children.
Several infants aged 5 to 6 months old became ill between November 2023 and January 2024 after eating a type of porridge.
Tveter Gård Foredling withdrew several Den Sorte Havre branded products aimed at children
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Danish officials have solved an E. coli outbreak linked to meat that sickened six people.
Since late March, half a dozen E. coli O157:H7 patients fell sick, and one developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure. The first
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