NEWS PLUS | Issue 25
June 25, 2021
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1. Patient count doubles in Salmonella outbreak linked to melons
19.06.2021. UK. Salmonella
An outbreak linked to melons is being investigated by The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Public Health England (PHE) where the number of patients have almost doubled
Source: Food Safety News
2. The Pirbright Institute linked with the Phillippines for African swine fever control measures
24.06.2021. Phillippines. African Swine Fever
The Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory in the Philippines, one of the countries hardest hit by ASF with the loss of 3 million pigs, is collaborating with the Pirbright OIE reference laboratory to build testing capacity and expertise.
Source: The Pig Site
3. E. coli outbreak linked to organic yoghurt grows to 17 cases
25.06.2021. US. E-Coli
Another person has been confirmed infected in an E. Coli O157 outbreak linked to organic yogurt from Pure Eire Dairy in Washington state.
Source: Food Safety News
4. Too early to say why foodborne infection numbers have fallen during the pandemic
24.06.2021. UK. Coronavirus
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. Data from the past 12 months shows a substantial drop in disease rates, but this is likely because of fewer patients going to general practioners’ offices, and reduced diagnostic testing.
Sources: New Food Magazine
5. Hundreds of cats fall ill after food recall
24.06.2021. UK. Recall
Cat owners are being urged to be vigilant following hundreds of cases of feline pancytopenia, thought to have been brought on by cat food manufactured by Fold Hills.
Source: New Food Magazine
6. Toxoplasma gondii the highest food and waterborne pathogen risk in Norway
23.06.2021. Norway. ToxoplasmaRaw Milk
The Norwegian pathogen risk ranking takes account of the number of water and foodborne illnesses, severity of acute and chronic disease, fraction of chronic illness, fatality rate, and the potential for increased disease burden.
Source: Food Safety News
7. Media reports of hundreds sick in Japan with school lunch milk under investigation
18.06.2021. Japan. Foodborne Outbreak
Hundreds of people, mostly children, have been sickened in what officials believe is a foodborne outbreak in the city of Toyama, Japan. The cause of the outbreak has yet to be reported.
Source: Food Safety News
8. Outbreak linked to backyard poultry flocks continue to grow
25.06.2021. US. Salmonella
There are now 474 cases with confirmed Salmonella infections related to contact with backyard poultry flocks, with one-third being children younger than 5 years old.
Source: Food Safety News
9. Research finds HUS due to E. coli infection is often more severe in adults
22.06.2021. Global. E. coli
According to a new study, STEC-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is rarer in adults than children, but causes more severe disease and death.
Source: Food Safety News
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