Dutch data shows no pathogen notified in most outbreaks
More than 4,000 foodborne outbreaks causing almost 22,000 illnesses and 13 deaths were recorded in the Netherlands during a 12-year period.
A total of 4,155 outbreaks, with 21,802 ill people, were registered from 2006 to 2017. The top pathogens were norovirus, Salmonella and Campylobacter.
In 580 outbreaks, with 8,441 sick, a pathogen was found in food, the environment and/or patients. Norovirus, with 172 outbreaks and 3,691 sick was the most commonly reported, followed by Salmonella…
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