A study has provided more detail on a multi-year outbreak of Listeria linked to meat products from one company in Germany. The United States was one of 20 countries that received the meat.
The aim of the work was to verify and describe a cluster of listeriosis patients and identify
Continue Reading Researchers identify factors behind German Listeria outbreak
Austrian officials have linked six Listeria infections to a German meat producer.
Products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren are suspected to be behind a Listeria outbreak in Germany involving 37 people and three deaths. One infection was recorded in 2014, three in 2016, four in 2017, 21 in 2018
Continue Reading Austrian Listeria infections linked to German meat producer
Authorities in Germany have admitted mistakes were made as part of investigations into a Listeria outbreak that affected 37 people beginning in 2014.
One infection was recorded in 2014, three in 2016 and four in 2017 but the outbreak was only identified in 2018 by whole genome sequencing when there
Continue Reading German officials admit mistakes in Listeria outbreak
The United States is one of more than 20 countries that may have received meat from a German company linked to a Listeria outbreak.
Potentially contaminated products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren were distributed to the U.S., according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
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Continue Reading U.S. sent meat from German firm linked to Listeria outbreak
