An outbreak of norovirus in Ireland last month has been linked to eating food at a leisure facility.
The source of some infections were foodborne while others were due to person to person transmission.
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Nearly 40 sick in norovirus outbreak in Ireland
Almost 40 people fell ill with norovirus in August in a region of Ireland. Authorities say some were sickened by contaminated food.
Data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s (HPSC) weekly outbreak report shows 36
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Researchers develop method to detect low levels of norovirus
University of Arizona researchers have created a portable method for detecting low levels of norovirus.
The analysis is done automatically by a smartphone app when a sample of water is loaded onto the chip.
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Gastro outbreak investigations in Singapore and Australia
Authorities in Singapore are investigating two outbreaks that have sickened almost 40 people.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are looking into the two incidents of gastroenteritis on Aug. 31 and
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Researcher presents method to detect norovirus in food
A rapid method to detect human noroviruses in food has been proposed in Finland.
The findings were part of a doctoral dissertation comparing four published extraction methods for detection of norovirus in lettuce, ham, and
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Norway norovirus outbreaks linked to seaweed salad from China
More than 100 people have fallen ill in Norway from norovirus likely in a frozen seaweed salad from China.
The first outbreak of norovirus suspected to be linked to the seaweed salad occurred in mid-June
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Norway finds most imported seafood to be compliant
Microorganisms and parasites were only rarely detected in seafood products imported to Norway from third countries in 2018, according to a new report.
The document summarizes an ongoing monitoring program for veterinary border control on
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Five ill in English E. coli O157 outbreak; source not identified
Five people were part of a national E. coli O157 outbreak in England earlier this year.
Of five laboratory confirmed infections from Shiga toxin producing E. coli O157 phage type 2, two people developed hemolytic
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Germany reveals foodborne disease picture for 2018
Norovirus and Campylobacter were among the most commonly reported notifiable diseases in Germany this past year, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
In 2018, a total of 67,872 Campylobacter infections were recorded, which was
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Survey shows slight drop in consumers’ concerns about food safety in UK
Public concern about food safety in the United Kingdom has declined based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Results released from May this year show 41 percent of respondents were
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Salmonella continues to keep INFOSAN busy
Salmonella was once again the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network from April to June this year.
During the second quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was
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