The burden of disease in the Netherlands is almost back to pre-pandemic levels
According to an analysis, the disease burden and associated costs caused by selected pathogens in the Netherlands increased in 2022. Each year, RIVM investigates how many people become sick or die from...
View ArticleE. coli O157 cases stable; non-O157 infections rise in England
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 infections remained steady but non-O157 cases increased in England in 2021 according to recently released data. Overall, 1,151 confirmed cases of...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall played a role in the 2022 UK E. coli outbreak
Scientists have revealed that lettuce contaminated by animal waste during flooding was the likely vehicle of infection in an E. coli outbreak in 2022. In September 2022, a large outbreak of STEC...
View ArticleAPHA reports role in E. coli and Cryptosporidium outbreaks
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has been involved in four E. coli outbreak investigations so far this year in the United Kingdom. A Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O145 outbreak was...
View ArticleIreland and Iceland dealing with E. coli outbreaks
More than a dozen people have fallen ill in Ireland, and more cases have been recorded in Iceland in two different E. coli outbreaks. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland...
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