The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has explained its role in investigating the case of a woman who died following an E. coli infection after being criticized in a coroner’
Health officials in Iceland have found the source of a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak that sickened more than 20 children.
Officials found the handling of ground meat during
More than a dozen people have fallen ill in Ireland, and more cases have been recorded in Iceland in two different E. coli outbreaks.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
Ten children in Iceland have been infected with a type of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).
Affected children are from the Mánagarð kindergarten in the Vesturbær district of Reykjavík. More
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023.
Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has been involved in four E. coli outbreak investigations so far this year in the United Kingdom.
A Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
New Zealand recorded a mixed picture of foodborne infections in 2023, with some going down but others rising.
A report from the Institute for Environmental and Scientific Research (ESR) showed
Scientists have revealed that lettuce contaminated by animal waste during flooding was the likely vehicle of infection in an E. coli outbreak in 2022.
In September 2022, a large outbreak
Risk ranking has identified Salmonella, Cronobacter, and E. coli as the main microbial hazards in infant formula.
Eight risk ranking steps and seven criteria were used to rank 34 microbiological
Almost 70 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection have been reported in the past year in Italy.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe
A study has found a low incidence of Salmonella and E. coli in flour in England, but researchers have stressed the importance of consumer awareness in avoiding infections.
Scientists looked
According to an analysis by Italian researchers, there is an elevated risk of contracting E. coli after traveling to Egypt.
In 2023, there were several cases of bloody diarrhea with
