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Hepatitis A increase in Chinese province linked to seafood

By Joe Whitworth on July 28, 2020

An increase in hepatitis A infections in a Chinese province earlier this year has been attributed to eating raw or undercooked seafood.

In February 2020, there was a 138 percent increase in hepatitis A infections…
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Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland

By News Desk on May 14, 2020

Health Protection Scotland has published annual surveillance reports for Listeria, hepatitis A and E, norovirus, Shigella and Yersinia.

Data shows a decline in Listeria, Shigella, Yersinia and norovirus cases while hepatitis A and E infections…
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Scientists find cause for concern about hepatitis E in slaughterhouse pigs

By Coral Beach on February 11, 2020

Contaminated blood from slaughterhouse pigs infected with hepatitis E could be reaching the human food supply chain, according to researchers.

“. . . 40 percent of U.S. slaughterhouse pigs (sampled) were seropositive for HEV (hepatitis…
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Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed

By News Desk on January 3, 2020

Pathogens in raw milk, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were discussed at the annual meeting of a European microbial risk assessment network.

A total of 25 European Union countries as well as Switzerland and Norway are…
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Undercooked pork a factor in Singapore’s Hepatitis E increase

By News Desk on October 11, 2019

Some of the rise in hepatitis E infections in Singapore may be linked to eating undercooked pork, according to a study.

The research led by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) found that incidence of hepatitis…
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Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor

By News Desk on August 20, 2019

The Health Protection Surveillance Center in Ireland has issued a warning about hepatitis E and undercooked pork following an increase in the number of people infected during summer and autumn this past year.

The agency…
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Germany had almost 900 foodborne outbreaks last year

By Joe Whitworth on August 14, 2019

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…
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Germany reveals foodborne disease picture for 2018

By News Desk on August 11, 2019

Norovirus and Campylobacter were among the most commonly reported notifiable diseases in Germany this past year, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

In 2018, a total of 67,872 Campylobacter infections were recorded, which was…
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Infections slow in hepatitis A outbreak, but more patients likely

By News Desk on July 16, 2019

Almost 30 cases of Hepatitis A have been reported in North Yorkshire since June 19.

Public Health England (PHE) Yorkshire and the Humber, North Yorkshire County Council and National Health Service organizations are investigating the…
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Foodborne infection increases in the Netherlands

By Joe Whitworth on July 9, 2019

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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Netherlands ‘vulnerable’ to emerging food safety risks

By Joe Whitworth on June 26, 2019

The food system in the Netherlands is vulnerable to emerging food safety risks, according to the Dutch Safety Board. After the discovery of fipronil in eggs in 2017, the Dutch Safety Board investigated how emerging…
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