Latvian health officials have completed their investigation into an outbreak and general rise in E. coli which led to almost 80 sick people.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said the epidemiological investigation revealed 77 infections caused by E. coli from March 19 to April 16.
E. coli sequencing
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At least 60 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections are being investigated in Latvia.
The country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) has been providing regular updates on the number of sick people. The majority of patients are children and illnesses started in March.
Initial results from laboratory testing
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Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the sources of infection.
Since March 19
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Finnish Customs (Tulli) has investigated two meat smuggling cases.
The agency reported that from 2022 to 2024, more than 10,000 kilograms of meat were imported from Estonia and Latvia without sufficient documentation.
Eight suspects are involved in the cases. Preliminary investigation work will now be forwarded to the Prosecution District
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Latvian authorities have discovered about 18 tons of food products in a warehouse with expired or changed shelf life dates.
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said products were imported into Latvia from Lithuania, where they were withdrawn from the market earlier this year as part of an investigation by
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Imported chicken meat products pose a higher risk of Campylobacter infection in Estonia than domestic poultry, according to a study published recently.
Researchers found that Campylobacter prevalence and counts in fresh broiler chicken meat was significantly lower in samples of Estonian origin compared to those from Latvia and Lithuania.
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Lithuanian authorities have ordered the destruction of some eggs from Ukraine because of the detection of Salmonella.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) prohibited the sale of medium sized white eggs in packs of 10 with a shelf life until Dec. 26, 2020. More than 38,000 cartons of eggs
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Officials in Latvia are investigating 40 Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli illnesses with mostly children affected.
A total of 36 children and four employees of educational institutions are ill, according to the Latvian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC).
Salmonellosis has been laboratory confirmed in nine children with
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Latvian officials have called on the European Commission to monitor Ukrainian egg producers more closely to protect against Salmonella.
Earlier this month, Latvian Minister for Agriculture Kaspars Gerhards sent a letter to Vytenis Andriukaitis, the commissioner for health and food safety calling on the EC to take action and put
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The small contamination rate of broiler meat in Latvia could partly explain the lower number of Campylobacter infections in the country, according to a study.
Researchers analyzed data of Campylobacter microbiological monitoring and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 2008 and from 2014 to 2016. Data from broilers, poultry, pigs, calves, and
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