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After months of investigation, the likely cause of the world’s largest-ever recorded Listeria outbreak has been narrowed down: ready-to-eat processed meat. The South African outbreak has been ongoing since early 2017, with nearly 1,000 reported cases of listeriosis — 183 resulting in the deaths of infected persons, 79 of which were just babies. This week, […] Share this:March 9th, 2018 | Category: Food industry | Tags: deli meats, Food safety, foodborne illness, largest outbreak, Listeria, listeriosis, outbreak, polony, ready-to-eat meat, RTE, South Africa, South African listeria outbreak | Comments are closed What’s the latest in the fields of agriculture, food safety, animal science and toxicology? Check it out here. Animal Science: The genius who solved the porcine ileitis puzzle — Pig Progress Renowned veterinary researcher Dr. Gordon Lawson passed away early this year. In remembrance of him, Pig Progress takes a look at Lawson’s contributions to […] Share this:February 26th, 2018 | Category: Agriculture, Animal safety, Food industry | Tags: edible banana peel, foodlot cattle stress, Monday links, norovirus Winter Olympics, perceptions of age, porcine ileitis virus, South African listeria outbreak, Tomato irrigation | Comments are closed The World Health Organization (WHO) says a listeriosis outbreak in South Africa that has killed 67 people and sickened nearly 750 is the largest-ever foodborne illness outbreak recorded — and to date, a contamination source has not yet been found. Investigators have been looking for where the implicated strain of Listeria comes from since the […] Share this:January 17th, 2018 | Category: Food industry, Life sciences | Tags: Food safety, foodborne illness, foodborne illness outbreak notification, Listeria in South Africa, Listeria outbreak, listeriosis outbreak, South Africa, South African listeria outbreak, South African listeriosis outbreak | Comments are closed A major outbreak of listeriosis has sickened more than 550 people in South Africa, with a reported 36 deaths due to the illness. The large outbreak is highly unusual for the country. In a typical year, South Africa records just 60–80 cases of listeriosis. Authorities are currently investigating the source of this outbreak, which has […] Share this:December 6th, 2017 | Category: Food industry | Tags: Aaron Motsoaledi, finding the source of contamination, foodborne illness, foodborne pathogens, listeria investigations, Listeria outbreak, listeriosis, listeriosis outbreak, outbreak investigations, South Africa, South African listeria outbreak, South African listeriosis outbreak, using whole genome sequencing to find source of outbreak, whole genome sequencing, whole genome sequencing in outbreaks | Comments are closed |
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