Contributed Opinion
Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Mail and is republished here with the permission of Hugh Pennington.
Almost two weeks have passed since news emerged of a Listeria outbreak
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Listeria outbreak expands with two more deaths
Another two people have died in England as part of a Listeria outbreak linked to eating pre-made sandwiches, bringing the total deaths to five.
Whole Genome Sequencing analysis by Public Health England (PHE) has identified
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Study finds Listeria virulence depends on food type
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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Three deaths linked to Listeria in packaged sandwiches; public risk is ‘low’
Three people have died in England from listeriosis with a link to eating pre-made sandwiches.
Cases of Listeria infection were in six hospital patients in England. There have been no cases reported in Scotland or
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Five dead from Listeria outbreak linked to fish
More than 20 people are part of a multi-country Listeria outbreak traced to fish and five have died since 2014.
An outbreak assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for
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Danish figures show 25 percent death rate in 15 Listeria outbreaks over 5 years
Nearly 50 cases of listeriosis have been recorded annually from 2015 to 2018 in Denmark, according to figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
In the 2014 to 2018 period, 280 cases of invasive infection
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Air France warning after Listeria detected in sandwich
Air France has issued a warning after Listeria was detected in tuna sandwiches served on certain flights in May. Servair, the supplier of the airline’s on-board catering service, reported the pathogen was found in the
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More ill in Listeria, E. coli outbreaks linked to raw milk cheese
Fifteen children and one adult have fallen ill in an E. coli outbreak in France linked to cheese made with unpasteurized milk.
Fourteen infants developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated
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Spain sees increasing Listeria hospitalization rate
Nearly 5,700 listeriosis-related hospitalizations occurred in Spain in less than 20 years, according to researchers.
Results suggest an increasing trend of listeriosis infection and hospitalization rates in Spain during the study period. In the past
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Listeria deaths in France linked to raw milk cheese brand
One woman has died and another has lost her baby due to listeriosis after eating raw milk cheese, according to French media reports.
The raw milk cheese was produced by Fromagere de la Brie, the
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Listeria detected in ham served at children’s hospital
Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a batch of sliced ham served at a children’s hospital in an Australian state.
The batch of commercial sliced ham was given to patients and families in the Queensland
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