The number of foodborne outbreaks almost tripled in Switzerland in 2021 compared to the year before.
This past year, 37 outbreaks were reported with 540 people sick and 40 hospitalized versus 13 outbreaks in 2020.
Continue Reading Swiss outbreaks triple in 2021; illnesses also rise
Many common hand disinfectants do not inactivate the Hepatitis E virus (HEV), according to a study.
Researchers found HEV has strong stability against alcohols and alcohol-based hand disinfectants but did identify one substance that worked.
Continue Reading Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants
Officials in Switzerland have been unable to find what was behind an increase in hepatitis E infections that affected more than 100 people in 2021.
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recorded a rise
Continue Reading Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated
Bacon and other cured pork meats have been identified as risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) in England by researchers.
They found consuming bacon, cured pork meats, and pigs’ liver were significantly associated with
Continue Reading Study shows bacon, cured pork are risk factors for Hepatitis E
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
Continue Reading Hepatitis A increase in Chinese province linked to seafood
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
Continue Reading Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland
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
Continue Reading Scientists find cause for concern about hepatitis E in slaughterhouse pigs
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
Continue Reading Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed
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
Continue Reading Undercooked pork a factor in Singapore’s Hepatitis E increase
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
Continue Reading Hepatitis E infections up; Irish warning cites pork as contributor
