An E. coli outbreak in Belgium with more than 70 cases and nine deaths has been linked to ground beef.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people.
In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these,
Almost 50 confirmed E. coli infections and several deaths have been reported in eight nursing homes in a region of Belgium.
In Flanders, it has been confirmed that 48 patients
More than 20 E. coli infections have been reported in two regions of Germany with six children seriously ill.
Information was provided by the State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety
About 20 residents of six nursing homes in Belgium have fallen ill after being infected with E. coli.
Local media reported five people had died but it was not certain
More than 60 cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection were reported over a 12-month period in Italy.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a
Iceland has reported a record high number of E. coli cases, driven by a large outbreak in 2024.
A total of 79 people were diagnosed with confirmed or probable Shiga
Recently released data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown another rise in E. coli infections in England in 2024.
Overall, 2,544 cultured-confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing
The number of E. coli cases in England dropped slightly in 2023 following a huge increase in 2022, according to a recent report.
Seven outbreaks were recorded including one that
One death and several severe cases of food poisoning have been reported in a French town.
Eight cases of serious diarrhea have affected children aged 1 to 12 living in
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Listeria infections in Europe are at their highest levels since the start of EU-wide surveillance in 2007.
Data comes from two 2023 epidemiological reports
Latvian health officials have completed their investigation into an outbreak and general rise in E. coli which led to almost 80 sick people.
The Center for Disease Prevention and Control
