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Ten sick in French botulism outbreak, including one American

By News Desk on September 13, 2023

Ten probable cases of foodborne botulism have been reported in France, according to regional health authorities.

An American is believed to be among those affected and one person has died.

The Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional Health…

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Researchers uncover how Listeria infects the brain

By News Desk on March 22, 2022

French researchers have found out more about how the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes gets into the brain.

Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for listeriosis, a severe foodborne illness that can lead to a central nervous system…
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Public health officials investigating source of Salmonella infections in France

By Joe Whitworth on September 13, 2021

French authorities are investigating 50 Salmonella infections to see if they are related while they try to find a common source.

The National Reference Center (CNR) for Salmonella at the Institut Pasteur has identified 50…
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Project to look at 2019 Spanish Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 12, 2020

Andalusian authorities have allocated €100,000 (U.S. $113,000) for research to learn from the region’s Listeria outbreak in 2019. The project will focus on the epidemiological, microbiological and clinical analysis of the listeriosis outbreak, according to…
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13 sick from Salmonella in France linked to eating raw milk cheese

By Joe Whitworth on February 10, 2020

Salmonella has affected 13 people in France with a link to consuming a brand of raw milk cheese.

They have been infected with the same strain of Salmonella Dublin, according to the National Reference Center…
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Research makes it easier to identify Yersinia

By News Desk on October 30, 2019

Researchers at the Pasteur Institut in France have developed a genomic analysis method for classifying and identifying Yersinia strains and estimating pathogenicity.

The Yersinia genus covers a range of bacteria distinguished by criteria such as…
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Raw sheep’s milk cheese linked to French Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on August 3, 2019

Almost 50 people are ill in France as part of a foodborne outbreak linked to eating a brand of unpasteurized, raw milk sheep’s cheese.

A spokeswoman from Santé publique France told Food Safety News that…
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Study finds Listeria virulence depends on food type

By News Desk on June 13, 2019

Scientists have found the virulence of Listeria differs depending on the food type, discovering that dairy products are contaminated with the most virulent bacteria.

Researchers from the Pasteur Institute, the French National Institute of Health…
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