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Swiss outbreaks triple in 2021; illnesses also rise

By Joe Whitworth on July 15, 2022

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.…

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Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants

By News Desk on February 4, 2022

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.
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Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated

By Joe Whitworth on January 26, 2022

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…
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Study shows bacon, cured pork are risk factors for Hepatitis E

By Joe Whitworth on May 12, 2021

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…
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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…
Continue Reading Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland

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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