Spanish authorities have linked an outbreak of Listeria that has affected more than 40 people to a brand of meat.
La Consejería de Salud y Familias de la Junta de Andalucía reported those ill lived
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Lithuania sees sharp increases in Campylobacter, Salmonella this year
The number of people sick from Campylobacter and Salmonella infections has increased by about 20 percent in Lithuania so far this year, according to the Centre for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC).
A total of
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Rare Salmonella strain behind Australian egg outbreak
Researchers have reported on a rare Salmonella serotype that caused an outbreak in Australia from 2017 to 2018.
Salmonella Hessarek was responsible for 25 infections in South Australia between March 2017 to July 2018 linked
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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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People ill in UK from rare Salmonella strain in pork from Romania
A Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to pork from Romania has sickened 24 people, bringing the total impacted to 32.
Eight people from Ireland are also part of the outbreak and five of
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50 sick from Salmonella in England and Wales
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
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Raw sheep’s milk cheese linked to French Salmonella outbreak
Almost 50 people are ill in France as part of a foodborne outbreak linked to eating a brand of unpasteurized, raw milk sheep’s cheese.
A spokeswoman from Santé publique France told Food Safety News that
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Outbreak in Ireland tied to Romanian pork; other countries report illnesses
Eight people are part of a Salmonella outbreak in Ireland linked to pork from Romania. Five of them were admitted to hospitals. Infected people also have been identified in other countries.
One person was sickened
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Mixed pathogen picture in Sweden last year
The numbers of people infected with E. coli and Listeria increased but there was a decrease for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Sweden in 2018.
The findings come from an annual report describing surveillance in the
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Salmonella from Italian meat sickens 80 in France
More than 80 people are ill in France due to a Salmonella outbreak linked to a meat product from Italy.
A spokeswoman from Santé Publique France told Food Safety News that 83 people had been
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More than 20 ill as part of Salmonella outbreak in Denmark
More than 20 people have been infected by a rare strain of Salmonella in Denmark, with half of them needing hospital treatment.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is investigating the outbreak that has sickened 23
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