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Decline in foodborne illnesses in England likely linked to COVID-19 restrictions

By News Desk on December 18, 2022

Measures aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 appear to have reduced food poisoning in England, according to a study.

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) include travel restrictions, social distancing, lockdowns, and isolation policies.

Researchers looked at…

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COVID-19 measures still impacting foodborne disease stats in Norway

By News Desk on July 5, 2022

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is still being felt in figures on foodborne infections as the majority of them decreased in Norway this past year.

In 2021, there was a decline for most infectious…

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Swedish disease data points to reduced COVID-19 impact in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on April 16, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect reports of other diseases in 2021, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten).

A summary of the epidemiological annual report for 2021 shows that foodborne diseases, such…
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Scientists warn of emerging Vibrio risk; say there should be mandatory reporting

By Joe Whitworth on February 24, 2022

Researchers have called for more focus on Vibrio infections in Australia because of the potential impact of climate factors and a growing industry.

Australia currently produces almost 8,900 tons of oysters per year with expanded…
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COVID-19 measures a factor in Dutch foodborne illness decline

By Joe Whitworth on January 19, 2022

The number of foodborne infections in the Netherlands in 2020 fell sharply compared with previous years likely because of measures taken against coronavirus, researchers say.

Closures of cafes and restaurants, the decrease in social events…
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Researchers explore Salmonella decline during COVID-19 pandemic

By News Desk on January 7, 2022

Researchers have assessed the potential reasons behind a decrease in Salmonella infections in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study looked at the impact of coronavirus on salmonellosis from January 2020 to March 2021.
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New Zealand feels COVID-19 impact on foodborne infections

By Joe Whitworth on January 7, 2022

Most food related infections declined but a few stayed the same or went up, according to the recently released annual report on foodborne diseases in New Zealand covering 2020.

New Zealand Food Safety, part of…
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Large drop but France still records more than 1,000 outbreaks in 2020

By Joe Whitworth on January 4, 2022

The number of outbreaks fell by more than 40 percent in France in 2020, largely because of COVID-19 measures, according to new numbers from the French public health agency.

Overall, 1,010 outbreaks were declared in…
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Salmonella behind a quarter of EU outbreaks in 2020 with 20,000 sickened overall

By Joe Whitworth on December 17, 2021

Salmonella caused almost a quarter of foodborne outbreaks in Europe in 2020, according to a report.

The main sources of salmonellosis outbreaks were eggs, egg products and pig meat. Norovirus in crustaceans, shellfish, mollusks and…
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EU sees large drop in food illnesses in 2020 partly because of COVID-19

By Joe Whitworth on December 10, 2021

A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre…
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