Researchers have assessed the factors behind an increase in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Switzerland.
Since 2015, a large rise in cases has been observed. This coincided with
An analysis of a Salmonella control program has found it was cost-effective in Hungary, according to researchers.
The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the Hungarian Salmonella Control Program (HSCP)
The number of people infected with E. coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter decreased but there was an increase for Listeria in Sweden in 2019.
The report, published by the National Veterinary
The number of Campylobacter infections in Denmark has increased for the third year in a row.
In 2019, the amount of registered Campylobacter infections increased by almost a fifth. A
E. coli infections continued to climb in Switzerland in 2019, according to the country’s surveillance report on zoonoses and outbreaks of food poisoning.
The most common zoonoses were again
Nordic countries may experience a doubling of Campylobacter cases by the late 2080s, according to researchers.
Scientists used national surveillance data to analyze the relationship between climate and campylobacteriosis in
Levels of E. coli infections reported in Scotland were marginally down in 2019 based on figures released by Health Protection Scotland.
This past year, there were 150 cases of E.
Almost 80 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases were registered between July 2019 and June 2020 in Italy.
The 77 patients came from 17 regions in the country while one person
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in more than a fifth of lamb samples tested but this was a lower contamination rate than 2018, according to the Icelandic Food
It is not possible to accurately compare foodborne disease rates between countries, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The agency, which covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said this
“I shouldn’t have lived through it,” Katie said, reflecting on her fight with E. coli poisoning.
On an early summer evening in 2016, Katie Ruffolo, a 36-year old mother
There are many food safety risks associated with fairs and carnivals; mobile and temporary vendors can lack clean workstations, there aren’t always sinks for employees to wash their hands
