The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has held two meetings recently looking at chemicals in water and the use of foresight in food safety.
The water
A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform public health interventions.
In Kenya,
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of documents covering the relevance of a range of pathogens in water.
The background documents will inform the revision of WHO
At least 100 people fell ill in Greece recently with contaminated water suspected as the source.
The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) said an increased incidence of gastroenteritis cases
At least 46 cryptosporidium infections have been confirmed in England linked to contaminated water.
Torbay Council, South West Water, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS Devon and the Environment
Public health officials have determined that an outbreak of E. coli infections in a Utah city were caused by untreated municipal irrigation water.
In July through September 2023, there were
A senator has called for the creation of an agency to deal with public health after almost 3,000 people fell ill in the Philippines.
Senator Win Gatchalian is co-author
Almost 1,000 people fell ill in a Campylobacter and Sapovirus outbreak in China in 2021, according to a recently released study.
The outbreak involved 996 patients and had two
Eight times since 2017, growers of leafy greens, especially those producing Romaine lettuce, have been rocked by outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7. The pathogen associated with the intestines of
Encouraging news about progress in the ongoing battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is highlighted in a landmark report recently released by the World Organisation for Animal Health.
This comes at
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
Four people have died and more than 600 were sickened at two schools in Kenya recently.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is investigating a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak at Mukumu Girls
