A giardia outbreak associated with a Kentucky restaurant is under investigation.
According to the Hopkins County Health Department the outbreak has sickened an unknown number of people who ate at
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites.
A meeting at FAO’s headquarters in Rome in May brought together scientists
A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform public health interventions.
In Kenya,
The relationship between living standards and incidence of infection in the United Kingdom varies by pathogen, according to scientists.
A study analyzed the association between socioeconomic deprivation and incidence of
Researchers have analyzed produce in Spain for two foodborne parasites, finding a high level of contamination.
The study assessed the occurrence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium oocysts in green leafy
Scientists have provided more details about the first documented outbreak of giardiasis in Italy that was linked to tap water, according to recently published research.
More than 200 people were
The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report.
In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks
A huge decline in Cyclospora infections has been reported in Scotland in 2018 compared with previous years.
A total of 12 laboratory reports of Cyclospora were received by Health Protection
Almost 900 suspected foodborne outbreaks were reported in Germany last year including one due to Salmonella with almost 200 ill and another from Listeria that continued into this year with
Foodborne infections in the Netherlands increased from 2017 to 2018, according to a recent report.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) found a rise in norovirus,
Shigella and norovirus increased but Listeria, Hepatitis A and E declined last year, according to gastrointestinal surveillance reports published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS).
In 2018, there were 115 reports
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