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Study finds COVID-19 impacted reports of most pathogens in Canada

By Joe Whitworth on March 21, 2023

Reported cases of Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli in Canada fell during the COVID-19 pandemic but Listeria infections stayed around the same level, according to a study.

Total illnesses in Canada declined in 2020 compared…

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The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert

By Coral Beach on March 7, 2023

The CDC is warning about a steep increase in the number of infections from antibiotic-resistant infections from Shigella, which is often foodborne.

In a health advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Health…

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Tainted meat linked to two deaths in Argentina

By News Desk on February 26, 2023

Argentinian officials have confirmed leptospirosis and Salmonella in an outbreak that has killed two people.

Authorities in Buenos Aires reported that four adults were hospitalized in the city of Berazategui in early 2023. Salmonella and…

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Finland joins countries with travel-related Shigella cases

By News Desk on February 2, 2023

Finland is the latest country to report Shigella infections in people returning from Cape Verde.

The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) recorded eight patients with shigellosis in November and December 2022, with a…

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Sweden was also affected by illnesses linked to Cape Verde

By News Desk on January 3, 2023

Sweden has become the latest country to report Shigella infections in people who had been to Cape Verde.

Shigella patients have also been found in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

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Decline in Yersinia and Shigella infections in Europe

By News Desk on September 15, 2022

The number of Yersinia and Shigella infections declined in Europe in 2020, according to recently published figures.

A total of 28 countries reported 5,744 confirmed cases of yersiniosis in Europe and the European Economic Area…

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Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on February 3, 2021

Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for…
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Norway notes Campylobacter, E. coli and Salmonella rise

By News Desk on August 4, 2020

The number of Campylobacter, E. coli, and Salmonella infections all increased in Norway this past year.

Overall, there were more food and waterborne infections in 2019 compared to 2018, according to the Norwegian Institute of…
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Scotland records large decline in outbreaks from overseas

By News Desk on June 16, 2020

The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report.

In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease in…
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Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland

By News Desk on May 14, 2020

Health Protection Scotland has published annual surveillance reports for Listeria, hepatitis A and E, norovirus, Shigella and Yersinia.

Data shows a decline in Listeria, Shigella, Yersinia and norovirus cases while hepatitis A and E infections…
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