Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) to determine the sources of infection.
Since March 19
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Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with two each in the first and second quarters of 2024
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Almost 60 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection were reported in 2024 in Italy. One child died.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure and sometimes brain damage.
Italian data shows there were 57
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Researchers have detailed the first E. coli O103 outbreak in England traced to raw milk cheese.
In June 2022, routine microbiological surveillance at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) identified 12 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103:H2 cases.
People fell ill between May and June 2022. Seven cases were female
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Eleven people have been sickened in a severe Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in France linked to raw milk cheese.
Nine hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in adults have been confirmed by the National Reference Center for E. coli. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that
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Investigations into E. coli outbreaks often fail to find the outbreak strain in food or environmental samples, according to a review.
Scientists used Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) as a model pathogen to investigate the success of outbreak strain isolation from food or environmental samples during investigations.
The main reasons
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Scientists have detailed the process of linking a major E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom to lettuce.
In May 2024, public health agencies and laboratories identified an increase in stool specimens submissions and patients testing positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) identified serotype O145:H28
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A recently released report covering food safety in the supply chain has revealed there were 60 outbreaks that affected 1,500 people in the United Kingdom in 2023, which is up from the year before.
The United Kingdom Food Security Report includes data available from 2021 to 2024. There are five
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In 2023, Europe saw an increase in reports of people getting sick from the major foodborne pathogens compared to the year before.
The findings come from the One Health Zoonoses report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Listeriosis
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Most foodborne infections declined in Ireland from July to September this year compared to the same period in 2023.
The data comes from a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) that includes foodborne illnesses in the third quarter of 2024.
In the first quarter of 2024, there
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