New Listeria outbreak under investigation

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. The agency has not yet identified a source of the pathogen, but has confirmed 11 patients. However, the FDA is not revealing the patients’ ages or where they live. Traceback …

EU axes Cryptosporidium from disease list

Cryptosporidium has been removed from a list of communicable diseases subject to epidemiological surveillance in Europe.  According to the European Commission, Cryptosporidiosis is a common but predominantly mild gastrointestinal infection that may cause local waterborne outbreaks but has no cross-border public health dimension that would …