Health officials in Jersey are investigating some Hepatitis E infections. It is unusual for Jersey to record any cases of the virus, according to health officials.
The Environmental Health Department in Jersey said the number of sick people is low. Jersey is the biggest of the Channel Islands and is
Continue Reading Hepatitis E cases in Jersey linked to undercooked pork
Recent controls in Austria have found Campylobacter in raw milk, Salmonella in chicken, and Hepatitis E in raw pork liver.
Earlier this year, a campaign checked raw milk from vending machines for germs and residues of cleaning agents.
The Austria Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said that raw
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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.
Officials at the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office said the increase could be random
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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.
HEV can be found in pigs and infect humans who eat undercooked pork or raw
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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 in cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) between January and May 2021.
A total of
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 HEV infection, confirming previous links to processed pork products.
Scientists investigated risk factors for HEV
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 reported to the National Notifiable Disease Report System (NNDRS) from Liaoning Province compared with February
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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 increased in the past year.
During 2019, there were six cases of Listeria monocytogenes reported
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 E virus), indicating prior HEV infection of the pigs on the farms, which was consistent
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 members of the network. The next meeting is in May 2020 in Parma.
Results from
Continue Reading Raw milk risks, Salmonella and Listeria discussed in EU; high contamination levels revealed
