Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are called zoonoses. The decline in
Continue Reading Human infections decline in Norway but pathogens stable in food-producing animals
A decline in foodborne infections ranged from 7 percent to 53 percent in 2020 in Europe largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre
Continue Reading EU sees large drop in food illnesses in 2020 partly because of COVID-19
Notified foodborne outbreaks halved in Norway in 2020 compared to the year before.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) received 23 notifications about outbreaks this past year compared to 46 in 2019.
Norovirus, Cryptosporidium,
Continue Reading Big decline in foodborne outbreaks for Norway in 2020
Two issues have been sent for further investigation according to the first annual report from an emerging food safety risk unit in the Netherlands.
Experts identified more than 20 areas and a couple of them
Continue Reading Dutch emerging risk unit covered 20 topics in first year
An Australian state has recorded a decline in gastrointestinal diseases during the period measures were in place to control the coronavirus pandemic.
The study covered communicable disease surveillance in Central Queensland for six months after
Continue Reading COVID-19 measures see decrease in gastro diseases in parts of Australia
Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli infections declined in Europe but Listeria monocytogenes infections went up in 2019, according to figures from the zoonoses report.
Campylobacteriosis was the top infection followed by Salmonellosis, Shiga toxin-producing E.
Continue Reading New report shows Listeria up, other diseases down in Europe in 2019
Swedish health officials are investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella that has affected a dozen people.
Twelve Salmonella enteritidis cases have been linked by whole genome sequencing (WGS).
Eight of the patients are children younger
Continue Reading Mainly children sick in Swedish Salmonella outbreak
Swedish public health officials have reported an increase in Yersinia infections in recent weeks.
Since the second week of January, more than twice as many people have fallen ill with yersiniosis compared to the same
Continue Reading Sweden investigates rise in Yersinia infections
Campylobacter is continuing to decline but E. coli is still going up, based on figures from the 2019 report on foodborne disease in New Zealand.
New Zealand Food Safety is part of the Ministry for
Continue Reading Campylobacter lowest for decades but E. coli at new high in New Zealand
Fewer than 50 foodborne outbreaks were reported across Austria this past year but two of them involved more than 300 people.
In connection with the 48 outbreaks, 793 people became ill. This is a sharp
Continue Reading Austria hit by two large outbreaks in 2019
