The role of infected food handlers in two norovirus outbreaks in Spain has been highlighted recently by researchers.
Two gastroenteritis outbreaks occurred a week apart in the same facility in Lleida, Spain, in 2018. The most
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More information has come to light about a deadly outbreak of Salmonella in Spain in 2022.
The outbreak occurred at the Geriàtric Aragó care home in Barcelona. According to officials, it started in July 2022
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More details have emerged about national operations concentrating on sunflower oil and alcohol as part of Operation Opson.
Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol between December 2022 and April 2023. The focus
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Irish health officials have issued a warning after recording a rise in cryptosporidium infections in people returning from abroad.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland said increased levels of cryptosporidiosis have been reported from
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Salmonella and Yersinia infections went up in Spain in 2022, based on the latest figures.
A total of 8,777 Salmonella infections were reported, as well as 39 imported cases. In the previous year, 6,156 infections
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More than 450 people have been sickened in a Spanish town after drinking and using contaminated water.
Public health officials in Tarazona, in the province of Zaragoza, reported 452 illnesses since early September. Most patients
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Spanish authorities have seized more than 28 tons of food that they said was not suitable for human consumption.
Items were found in the facilities of companies in the provinces of Zaragoza, Valencia, and Almería
Continue Reading 28 tons of food seized in Spain after alleged changing of shelf life dates
Norway has reported two cases that are part of a botulism outbreak in Spain, bringing the number of people affected to 11.
There is a link between patients and different packaged brands of Spanish omelet
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Spain recorded an increase in E. coli and Listeria infections in 2022, according to recently released figures.
In 2022, 633 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections were reported, as well as eight imported cases. This
Continue Reading Spain sees E. coli and Listeria infections rise in 2022
The company linked to a botulism outbreak in Spain has restarted production after a series of inspections.
Five confirmed and four probable cases of botulism have been reported from June 21 to July 22. Patients
Continue Reading Producer linked to botulism outbreak resumes operations