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Predictions are often a dangerous game. There is no such thing as zero risk so we can be fairly confident 2019 will bring recalls and outbreaks. We are still going to be talking about
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Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?
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To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and state partners work collaboratively through
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Denmark probes pork link in Salmonella outbreak; strain is antibiotic resistant
Officials in Denmark are investigating a Salmonella outbreak with 32 cases and 19 hospitalizations. Initial information points to fresh pork as the source.
Infections with Salmonella monophasic Typhimurium have been reported to the Statens Serum
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Foodborne infections increase for England and Wales
Laboratory reports of pathogens including Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 have all increased compared to last year in England and Wales.
Data is based on common gastrointestinal infections in England
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E. coli O157 study could explain higher human infection rates in Scotland
Cattle in Scotland have a higher level of a certain subtype of E. coli O157 which causes more severe human infections, according to a report.
Scientists found that Scottish cattle have more E. coli O157
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Salmonella outbreak in Sweden with 33 ill
Swedish officials are investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened 33 people.
Local counties, Livsmedelsverket (National Food Agency) and Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency) are working together to investigate the illnesses and identify the
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Research shows STEC decline in Netherlands; report criteria likely a factor
Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) infections are at the lowest level since 2009, according to Dutch surveillance statistics.
In 2017, 393 patients with STEC infection were reported, compared with more than 600 in 2016.
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EU labs take part in Salmonella typing assessment; almost half use WGS
The first molecular-typing based cluster analyses at the European level has shown “very high performance,” according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
The eighth external quality assessment (EQA-8) scheme for
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Four deaths in EU Listeria outbreak linked to salmon
A Listeria outbreak in three European countries linked to salmon has sickened 12 and killed four people.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the multi-country outbreak caused by Listeria monocytogenes sequence
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Listeria testing survey shows more EU labs using WGS to identify serotypes
An assessment of Listeria typing data reported by national public health reference laboratories has shown positive results.
The findings come from the fifth external quality assessment (EQA-5) scheme for typing of Listeria monocytogenes.
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EU agency says most multi-country Listeria outbreaks remain undetected
Implementing whole genome sequencing at the European level could save up to five months in detecting multi-country Listeria outbreaks, according to a recent study.
More than half of severe listeriosis cases in the European Union
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