Swedish officials are investigating the source of infection as part of a national outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica.
The Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) reported there had been an increase in the number of cases of Yersinia
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An outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica has affected 18 people across Norway, according to authorities. It is the third Yersinia outbreak in the country since 2011.
Folkehelseinstituttet (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said the source of
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The latest estimates from the Department of Agriculture suggest that foodborne illnesses cost the U.S. $15.5 billion each year. “Economic burden of a disease is not the same thing as the impact of a disease
Continue Reading Yearly Economic Burden of Foodborne Illness Estimated at $15.5 Billion
When Consumer Reports released the results of a study last week that found most pork was contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica, the media and bloggers were abuzz with headlines like: “Almost 70 Percent of Pork In
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In a new study of raw pork chops and ground pork, Consumer Reports found 69 percent of samples were contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica, according to a report published by the group today. A lesser-known foodborne
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The Pennsylvania state departments of Agriculture and Health are advising consumers and retailers who purchased milk from Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa, Beaver County, to immediately discard all milk with a sell-by date of Oct. 25
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Five people have been sickened with Yersinia enterocolitica after drinking pasteurized milk in glass bottles from the same dairy, according to the Pennsylvania departments of Health and Agriculture and the Allegheny County Health Department.
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