Scottish health officials have admitted the surveillance of foodborne outbreaks suffered due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a report on gastrointestinal and zoonotic pathogens for 2020 and
Surveillance of certain bacterial pathogens was maintained in Germany despite a reduction in sample submissions during the first part of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the Robert Koch-Institut.
In March
Health officials in the United Kingdom have warned about a sharp increase in confirmed cases of norovirus.
National surveillance data shows laboratory reports of the virus in England are 66
A Danish campaign to tackle Listeria after a large outbreak doesn’t appear to have worked, based on the recently released findings of a study.
The awareness campaign was a
Researchers have looked at the burden of Salmonella in children in Portugal to help improve knowledge of the pathogen in the country.
The study aimed to characterize, from an epidemiological,
Researchers have estimated the burden of foodborne disease caused by certain hazards in two African countries and the role of specific foods.
The work covered illnesses from beef, dairy, poultry
Public health officials in Argentina have issued warnings about botulism and E. coli recently.
The National Food Safety and Quality Service (Senasa) said safe and responsible consumption of canned food
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are holding a meeting on Campylobacter in poultry next month.
Several experts from the United States are
Supermarkets in the United Kingdom have reported their Campylobacter in chicken results for the third quarter of 2022.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) maximum level is no more than 7
Italian researchers have looked at botulism trends over two decades including a large outbreak in 2020.
Italy has one of the highest botulism rates in Europe with one factor being
Data from Campylobacter surveillance in 2021 confirmed trends seen in previous years, according to the most recent statistics published by Santé Publique France.
Findings are based on the National Reference
Salmonella, E. coli, and Yersinia infections all went up in 2021, according to new data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
A previous article covered statistics
