An agency in Ireland has warned about the increased risk of Cryptosporidium because of the start of petting zoo season.
The Health Service Executive’s Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising people to improve handwashing
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A multi-country Salmonella outbreak that has mainly sickened young people has been linked to chocolate products made by Ferrero.
Nearly 100 people are thought to be affected in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden
Continue Reading Ferrero chocolate linked to multi-country Salmonella outbreak
Researchers have highlighted a risk of transmission of Mycobacterium bovis via raw milk and dairy products made using such milk.
Bovine tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is an animal disease and the bacteria can be
Continue Reading Study shows Mycobacterium bovis risk from raw milk products
Canada has pulled ahead of the United States in the latest edition of a report that measures food security.
The Economist Impact’s Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has the United States in ninth while Canada
Continue Reading Canada overtakes U.S. in food safety and security index
More than 50 people are ill in Ireland after a failure at a treatment plant led to contaminated water being released to the public.
The Health and Service Executive (HSE) is investigating an outbreak in
Continue Reading 50 sick in Ireland by contaminated drinking water; officials chided
Irish public health officials have reported four recent outbreaks of Salmonella.
The four different salmonellosis clusters affected 15 people, according to a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland.
Patients ranged
Continue Reading Ireland reports four Salmonella outbreaks so far this year
Researchers have studied the socio-economic drivers of E. coli and Cryptosporidium infection in Ireland.
While incidence cannot be predicted solely based upon metrics such as education and employment, both infections are partly driven by such
Continue Reading Study assesses socio-economic role for E. coli and Crypto infections
Researchers have looked at patterns in sporadic Shiga toxin–producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland often reports the highest annual incidence rates of STEC in the European Union. There is a
Continue Reading Studies shine light on Irish E. coli infections, parasites in Peru
Health officials in Ireland are investigating an E. coli O26 outbreak at a childcare facility.
Officials with the Department of Public Health Mid-West of the Health Service Executive (HSE) said the agency is managing the
Continue Reading E. coli outbreak sickens young children in Ireland
An outbreak of cryptosporidium that affected 40 people in Ireland this past year has been linked to salad from one farm.
A cluster of cryptosporidiosis cases was reported from a South Dublin laboratory in July
Continue Reading Study finds Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to boxed salad
