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Cryptosporidium
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Food Safety News
Hundreds sickened in Spain by water contaminated with parasite
By News Desk
More than 450 people have been sickened in a Spanish town after drinking and using contaminated water. Public health officials in Tarazona, in the province of Zaragoza, reported 452 illnesses…
Food Poison Journal
E. coli and Cryptosporidium illnesses linked to Raw Milk in Minnesota
State health officials have linked eight cases of cryptosporidiosis and one case of E. coli O111:H8illness to raw milk from a farm in Hillman, Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) urges…
Food Safety News
FDA investigating new Salmonella, Cryptosporidium outbreaks
By Coral Beach
The FDA is investigating two new outbreaks, one from Salmonella Newport and the other from Cryptosporidium. According to the outbreak announcements, the agency has not yet determined the source of…
Food Safety News
Sweden searches for the source of Crypto and Salmonella outbreaks
Swedish officials are investigating a recent increase in reported cases of Cryptosporidium. A total of 61 people have been confirmed as being infected by the same certain type of Cryptosporidium…
Food Safety News
Foodborne Cryptosporidium outbreaks likely being missed in France
By News Desk
Foodborne sources of Cryptosporidium outbreaks are probably underestimated in France, according to a study. Researchers looked at outbreaks detected from 2017 to 2020 and summarized investigations by the Cryptosporidiosis National…
Food Safety News
Start of petting zoo season prompts infection risk warning
By News Desk
An agency in Ireland has warned about the increased risk of Cryptosporidium because of the start of petting zoo season. The Health Service Executive’s Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising…
Food Safety News
Latest Cryptosporidium parasite statistics show rise in Europe
By News Desk
Infections from the Cryptosporidium parasite are continuing to rise in Europe, according to a report published this month by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Outbreaks associated…
Food Safety News
Study assesses socio-economic role for E. coli and Crypto infections
By News Desk
Researchers have studied the socio-economic drivers of E. coli and Cryptosporidium infection in Ireland. While incidence cannot be predicted solely based upon metrics such as education and employment, both infections…
Food Safety News
Study finds Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to boxed salad
By News Desk
An outbreak of cryptosporidium that affected 40 people in Ireland this past year has been linked to salad from one farm. A cluster of cryptosporidiosis cases was reported from a South…
Food Safety News
Finland tries to tackle Cryptosporidium increase
By News Desk
Health authorities in Finland have noted an increase in Cryptosporidium infections. Despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and reduced travel, there were 571 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2020, almost 30 times as high…