French officials have reported findings from a check of pork products for Yersinia and two outbreaks caused by contaminated raw milk cheese.
Yersinia enterocolitica is one of the top agents reported in Europe, with the most frequent biotype BT4 in cases of yersiniosis. Pigs are reservoirs of this pathogen, hosting
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Scientists have found a contaminated ingredient used in milkshakes was likely to blame for a Yersinia outbreak in an Australian state.
In January 2023, an outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica in residential aged care facilities was identified by the Gold Coast Public Health Unit and confirmed using whole genome sequencing.
There
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More than 130 people are sick in France as part of a Yersinia outbreak linked to a raw milk goat’s cheese brand.
France has 133 cases, while Belgium, Norway, and Luxembourg all have one each in the Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 2, serotype O:9 outbreak.
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Researchers have raised questions about the threat Yersinia enterocolitica poses to public health.
The study, involving the Quadram Institute, University of East Anglia, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found diverse populations of Yersinia enterocolitica on foods.
The number of yersiniosis cases is low, but it is likely there
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Researchers have estimated that around 7,500 Yersinia enterocolitica infections may go undiagnosed in England annually.
Findings suggest a considerable number of yersiniosis cases are not recorded. The apparently low amount is probably due to a lack of laboratory testing, said experts.
Scientists examined data on Yersinia cases in England between 1975 and 2020 to
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The number of Yersinia and Shigella infections declined in Europe in 2020, according to recently published figures.
A total of 28 countries reported 5,744 confirmed cases of yersiniosis in Europe and the European Economic Area (EEA) compared to 7,054 in 2019.
Yersinia reporting is voluntary in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy
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National public health officials in Finland are monitoring the situation following local reports of Yersinia outbreaks.
Two outbreaks of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 have been reported to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in recent weeks from the South Savo and Helsinki-Uusimaa regions.
Another suspected outbreak has been
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More than 100 people were sickened during a Yersinia outbreak linked to pasteurized milk in 2019, according to a study. Raw milk may have cross-contaminated pasteurized milk during the pasteurization process.
Yersinia enterocolitica infections affected a youth summer camp and nearby community in northeastern Pennsylvania in July 2019.
Researchers identified
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Norwegian officials are investigating an increase of Yersinia infections reported since late April. Based on the range in geography of those infected, officials believe the source is a widely distributed food product.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported the rise in Yersinia enterocolitica O3.
An outbreak investigation has
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An outbreak of Yersinia in Sweden has ended with iceberg lettuce as the suspected source of infection.
From January until the beginning of February this year, twice as many people fell ill with Yersinia infection as did during the same period in a normal year.
From 53 cases of Yersinia
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