Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the sources of infection.
Since March 19
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Almost 60 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection were reported in 2024 in Italy. One child died.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure and sometimes brain damage.
Italian data shows there were 57
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Only two people reported eating raw milk cheese in the initial stages of an E. coli outbreak investigation that was later traced to such a product. It is unclear whether this was because of poor recall or because people were unaware they had consumed unpasteurized cheese.
In November 2023, a
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Eleven people have been sickened in a severe Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in France linked to raw milk cheese.
Nine hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in adults have been confirmed by the National Reference Center for E. coli. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that
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Scientists have detailed the process of linking a major E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom to lettuce.
In May 2024, public health agencies and laboratories identified an increase in stool specimens submissions and patients testing positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) identified serotype O145:H28
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Icelandic officials have revealed that 17 people were affected in a Salmonella outbreak from January to May 2024.
The outbreak control team (OCT) had representatives from the Chief Epidemiologist, local health authorities, Reykjavik Health Authorities, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), the Microbiology Department of Landspitali University Hospital, as
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The number of people infected in an E. coli O145 outbreak in Iceland has more than doubled to almost 50.
Landlaeknir (The Directorate of Health) previously said that 23 pupils from the Mánagarði kindergarten in the Vesturbær district of Reykjavík had been sick. The update was reported in December’s edition
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France has reported a decline in cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure.
Data from Santé publique France shows 143 HUS cases in 2023 compared to 252
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has explained its role in investigating the case of a woman who died following an E. coli infection after being criticized in a coroner’s report.
An inquest concluded that Laura Farmer died from a stroke caused by an E. coli infection.
Following a diarrheal
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Ireland has reported the number of infections caused by major pathogens from April to June.
Data comes from a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) that includes foodborne illnesses in the second quarter of 2024.
In the first quarter of 2024, there were 733 Campylobacter cases, five
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