A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier.
Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium
Can I get a “brain worm” from eating undercooked meat?
There’s little I find more terrifying than the idea of something living and crawling around inside me. Based on
Health officials in a Belgian city have identified the source of pork tapeworm infections at a school.
Department Zorg said that after an extensive search, the person behind the infections
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Taenia solium, and plant-based products were among topics discussed at the latest meeting of a European network focused on risk assessment.
The Scientific Network on
Belgian authorities have temporarily closed an events venue linked to more than 50 Shigella infections.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) and the Flemish Departement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued two more calls as part of work to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases.
WHO is seeking support from independent consultants or groups
Researchers have looked at patterns in sporadic Shiga toxin–producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland often reports the highest annual incidence rates of STEC in
Officials have published a document highlighting ways to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by pork, freshwater fish and crustaceans.
Foodborne parasitic diseases are often neglected in food safety
The first sets of food safety risk communication and country-specific action plans to tackle the significant public health problem of foodborne parasites have been identified in Asia.
They were discussed
Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. have been identified as important foodborne parasites in Europe.
Infection with these parasites in humans and animals, or their occurrence in food, is
