More than 70 people have fallen sick in a Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to a petting farm in Wales.
In its latest update, Public Health Wales (PHW) reported that 74 people were now affected, up from 47. The third meeting of the multi-agency outbreak control team was held this past week.
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Researchers have been unable to find the original source in a Welsh Shigella outbreak that affected more than 50 people.
In February 2023, 52 cases of gastrointestinal illness were reported in customers of a takeaway in South Wales. Shigella flexneri serotype 2a was the causative organism.
In December 2024, operators of Marmaris
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Contaminated lamb meat caused a Salmonella outbreak in a minority ethnic community in Wales, according to researchers.
In July 2021, Public Health Wales received two notifications of Salmonella. Both patients had attended a barbecue in a park in Cardiff to celebrate Eid al–Adha, two days earlier. Other cases related to the
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A Salmonella outbreak in a Welsh city has been declared over after sickening more than 30 people.
A total of 33 confirmed and one probable case were linked to a pub in Wrexham.
Despite an investigation and testing, the precise source or route of transmission in the Salmonella Infantis outbreak
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Public health officials in Wales are investigating two E. coli O157 infections at different primary schools in the country.
Public Health Wales, Conwy County Borough Council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are looking into a case of E. coli O157 at a primary school in Abergele.
The same three
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An outbreak of Salmonella linked to a traditional meal containing meat affected more than 20 people earlier this year in Wales.
Public Health Wales was notified about two cases of salmonellosis in late July, according to a presentation at the ESCAIDE conference, organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention
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The likelihood of a negative impact on food standards from Brexit has increased, according to a report from Public Health Wales.
The document looks at evidence since January about the possible real-life effects Brexit could have on people’s health and well-being in Wales. The United Kingdom held a referendum on
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Public health officials in England and Wales are investigating the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people.
Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Wales (PHW) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are looking into the Salmonella 4,[5],12:b:- outbreak that could be linked to food served
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Public Health England is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to food eaten at a school canteen. A total of 17 people with Hepatitis A have been confirmed connected to Outwood Academy in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire.
Three other people have Hepatitis A in the Ripon area,
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