U.S. Courts News Reporter
Health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria that has killed one person.
Whole genome sequencing of listeriosis samples by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified three cases with one death, possibly as part of an outbreak.
Patients are aged 59 or older and are from the south of England or London. One person fell sick in November 2022, while the other two became ill in February 2023.
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Officials investigating a deadly outbreak in Austria have found Listeria at the company thought to be responsible.
Listeria isolates with the same genetic fingerprint as the outbreak strain were detected in three environmental samples from the firm in Lower Austria.
Käserei Gloggnitz previously recalled all kajmak, drinking yogurt and cream cheese products because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Kajmak is a type of cheese.
The Listeria strain behind the incident does not match any of those in the AGES Listeria … Read the rest
A political party in Germany has criticized the time it took for a long-running Listeria outbreak to be solved.
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Bayern said it was shocked by the lack of checks at the implicated company. The opposition group had previously called on the governing Christian Social Union and Free Voters of Bavaria parties to provide clarity on the incident.
In July, the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) said it helped identify a … Read the rest