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
Continue Reading Study finds COVID-19 impacted reports of most pathogens in Canada
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
Continue Reading The uptick in antibiotic-resistant Shigella infections prompts CDC health alert
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
Continue Reading Tainted meat linked to two deaths in Argentina
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
Continue Reading Finland joins countries with travel-related Shigella cases
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.
Continue Reading Sweden was also affected by illnesses linked to Cape Verde
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
Continue Reading Decline in Yersinia and Shigella infections in Europe
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
Continue Reading Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand
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
Continue Reading Norway notes Campylobacter, E. coli and Salmonella rise
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
Continue Reading Scotland records large decline in outbreaks from overseas
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
Continue Reading Hepatitis A and E cases rise; Listeria and norovirus fall in Scotland
