French E. coli outbreak linked to cucumbers from Belgium
More than 30 people were sick in France in late 2021 as part of an outbreak traced to contaminated cucumbers. In September 2021, the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency was notified of a suspected...
View ArticleChildren sick in Scottish E. coli outbreak
Scottish officials are investigating a number of recent E. coli infections that have affected children. E. coli O157 has sickened an unrevealed number of young people in the East Lothian area of...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak in Scotland linked to nursery
Almost 30 cases of E. coli infection have been linked to a nursery in Scotland. NHS Lothian is part of a team investigating 28 cases of E. coli linked to Pear Tree Nursery on Church Street in...
View ArticleNearly 200 sick in UK E. coli O157 outbreak
Public health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 that has sickened almost 200 people in a month. Since early September, 192 genetically linked cases of Shiga...
View ArticleMore than 250 ill in UK E. coli outbreak linked to salad
More than 250 people are sick in an E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that may have been caused by salad. There have been 259 confirmed cases in the UK with sample dates ranging from late...
View ArticleThe second outbreak in the UK due to imported melons revealed
The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study. It was already known that the UK was part of a multi-country Salmonella Braenderup outbreak...
View ArticleAPHA part of 5 UK E. coli outbreaks in 2022
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was involved in another two E. coli outbreaks in the United Kingdom in the final quarter of 2022. In the first, APHA helped Public Health Wales investigate two...
View ArticleResearchers test new E. coli approach to help risk management
A new approach could improve risk management decisions around Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), according to a study. Risk classification and management of STEC isolated from food has been hampered...
View ArticleChanges make difference after deadly E. coli outbreak in China
A surveillance program for E. coli O157 created after a major outbreak in a Chinese city has recorded a decline in the pathogen. A large and long outbreak of diarrhea, which included cases of hemolytic...
View Article50 sick in Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to farm
Fifty cases of Cryptosporidium have been traced to a farm on an island off the south coast of England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s South East branch has tried to contact people who visited...
View ArticleResearchers describe first Canadian kimchi E. coli outbreak
Researchers in Canada have detailed the first known outbreak of E. coli O157 associated with kimchi outside of East Asia. Fourteen Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 cases were identified in two...
View ArticleFood risk survey shows low awareness of Campylobacter
There is low awareness of Campylobacter and its impact despite it being the main cause of food poisoning in the UK, according to a project on how people perceive food-related risks. Results come from a...
View ArticleResearchers describe outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia
Abstracts from a cancelled event have been issued on outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia. The conference abstracts were scheduled to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious...
View ArticleDutch cucumbers suspected in UK E. coli outbreak
An E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that affected 36 people has been linked to a fast food product containing imported cucumbers. Investigations into the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)...
View ArticleStudy highlights raw pet food as emerging source of human infection
A study on a deadly E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to raw pet food adds to the evidence of such products being a risk factor for human infections, according to researchers. In August...
View ArticleReport finds STEC infections were down slightly in Europe in 2019
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Europe declined in 2019 slightly compared to 2018 but is higher than previous years, according to a new report. For 2019, 8,313...
View ArticleFSA working on reasons behind foodborne illness decline
The Food Standards Agency’s chief scientific advisor has said potential trends in foodborne infections must be monitored after a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robin May said data from the past...
View ArticleScottish survey finds low contamination in ground beef
A survey on ground beef in Scotland has found low levels of Campylobacter, Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). The work, funded by Food Standards Scotland, was done in 2019 with 1,009...
View ArticleTwo E. coli infections linked to English farm
Two confirmed cases of E. coli O157 infection have been linked to a farm in England. Acton Scott Historic Working Farm in Shropshire temporarily closed this past week to take precautionary measures to...
View ArticleStudy details second peak after initial E. coli infections
Researchers have described an outbreak and ongoing transmission of a strain of E. coli O157 in England and Scotland in 2019. Investigators concluded the source of infection was likely Scottish cattle...
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