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 of infectious intestinal disease in
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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 Scotland (HPS) in 2018, compared
Continue Reading Cyclospora, Giardia infections fall but Crypto climbs in Scotland
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 100 infections.
Molecular surveillance plays
Continue Reading Germany had almost 900 foodborne outbreaks last year
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, Cryptosporidium spp. and rotavirus. The
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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 of Shigella infections in Scotland.
Continue Reading Mixed picture for foodborne illnesses in Scotland
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The United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) Tuesday revealed the top five countries where travelers from England, Wales and Northern Ireland are most likely to acquire gastrointestinal infection following their visit: Egypt, India, Thailand, Pakistan,
Continue Reading UK Names Top 5 Countries for Travelers’ Diarrhea
