There was a big fall in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Europe in 2020, according to recently published data.
In 2020, 4,824 confirmed STEC infections were reported. This is down
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Public health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 that has sickened almost 200 people in a month.
Since early September, 192 genetically linked cases of Shiga toxin-producing E.
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Nestlé is looking to resume operations at a factory that was at the center of an E. coli outbreak in France earlier this year.
Approval from French authorities is still pending but if granted, the
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Health officials in the Republic of Ireland have issued a warning after an increase in E. coli cases and outbreaks in recent weeks.
The Department of Public Health Mid-West reported that in a four week period
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Nearly 50 people are part of an outbreak of E. coli infections in Scotland, which has closed five nurseries.
E. coli has been confirmed in three nurseries, while another two are shut as investigations and
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The number of foodborne outbreaks in Austria was stable in 2021 but more people were sick in them compared to the year before, according to recently published statistics.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food
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Almost 30 cases of E. coli infection have been linked to a nursery in Scotland.
NHS Lothian is part of a team investigating 28 cases of E. coli linked to Pear Tree Nursery on Church
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Scottish officials are investigating a number of recent E. coli infections that have affected children.
E. coli O157 has sickened an unrevealed number of young people in the East Lothian area of Scotland.
A multi-agency
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Campylobacter, Salmonella, and norovirus caused the highest burden of disease in Denmark in 2019, according to a study.
Researchers ranked seven foodborne pathogens for their health and economic impact on Danish society in 2019. Work covered Campylobacter, Salmonella
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More than 30 people were sick in France in late 2021 as part of an outbreak traced to contaminated cucumbers.
In September 2021, the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency was notified of a suspected foodborne outbreak
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