The number of foodborne outbreaks and the number of people sick in them fell in Denmark in 2020, according to a report.
A total of 35 foodborne outbreaks were registered
The number of infections from gastrointestinal viruses dropped but bacterial pathogen reports did not go down much in South Korea during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study.
Such viruses
The number of foodborne infections decreased in Sweden in 2020, according to a report on the surveillance of infectious diseases in animals and humans.
Reports of Campylobacter, cryptosporidium, E. coli,
The Food Standards Agency’s chief scientific advisor has said potential trends in foodborne infections must be monitored after a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robin May said data from
Swedish officials have traced the source of a Salmonella outbreak to a brand of chocolate wafers from Poland.
Between late December 2020 and early April 2021, 32 people living in
Social distancing to combat COVID-19 has led to a decrease in foodborne infections in Spain, according to researchers.
Data from the Epidemiological Surveillance Network in Madrid covering January 2020 to
An Australian state has recorded a decline in gastrointestinal diseases during the period measures were in place to control the coronavirus pandemic.
The study covered communicable disease surveillance in Central
Diseases including foodborne infections declined after public health measures were introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a preliminary analysis in Australia.
Researchers have analyzed Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance
Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic.
They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases
