public - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-28T23:47:30Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/publicPublic Health England investigating rise in E. coli O157 infectionshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/public-health-england-investigating-rise-in-e-coli-o157-infection2020-08-25T10:43:05.000Z2020-08-25T10:43:05.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Public Health England is investigating a spike in reports of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections this month.</p>
<p>Potential sources of the increase in E. coli O157 cases are not yet clear but recent warm weather may have played a role.</p>
<p>The latest available data shows in the week ending Aug. 16, there were 27 E. coli O157 notifications. The past four weeks had seen 11, 13, 6 and 7 respectively.</p>
<p>Based on 2019 statistics for the week ending Aug. 18, there were 13 E. coli O157 notifications. The previous four weeks had three weeks with 12 and one with 14.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/08/public-health-england-investigating-rise-in-e-coli-o157-infections/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>PHE axed with England to get new health agencyhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/phe-axed-with-england-to-get-new-health-agency2020-08-19T15:40:06.000Z2020-08-19T15:40:06.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Public Health England has been scrapped with England to get a new public health authority.</p>
<p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a new agency called the National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) that is focused on controlling infectious disease, pandemics and health protection.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/08/phe-axed-with-england-to-get-new-health-agency/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Hancock: 'Now is the moment' to change Public Health Englandhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hancock-now-is-the-moment-to-change-public-health-england2020-08-19T15:38:55.000Z2020-08-19T15:38:55.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it is now time to scrap Public Health England.</p>
<p>He said the new body, called the Health Protection Institute, will bring together Public Health England and NHS Test and Trace, as well as the analytical capability of the Joint Biosecurity Centre under a single leadership team, to "strengthen" public health.</p>
<p>The body is being managed in the interim by the head of NHS Test and Trace, Baroness Dido Harding.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-53825865" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Total UK COVID-19 Cases Update- Pubic Health Englandhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/total-uk-covid-19-cases-update-pubic-health-england2020-03-31T08:10:21.000Z2020-03-31T08:10:21.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>Data as of Monday 30th March 2020</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>E. coli infections linked to Isle of Wighthttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/e-coli-infections-linked-to-isle-of-wight2019-10-18T12:38:24.000Z2019-10-18T12:38:24.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Public Health England is investigating a number of E. coli O157 infections linked to the Isle of Wight.</p>
<p>Public Health England (PHE) is working with environmental health officers from the Isle of Wight Council to find the source of the outbreak.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/10/e-coli-infections-linked-to-isle-of-wight/#more-188962" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Using the Latest Technology to Detect Outbreaks and Protect the Public’s Healthhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/using-the-latest-technology-to-detect-outbreaks-and-protect-the-p2019-07-19T10:43:36.000Z2019-07-19T10:43:36.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>For over 20 years, PulseNet, the national laboratory network that detects foodborne disease outbreaks, has prevented illness and saved money. PulseNet helps public health scientists identify and solve outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States. PulseNet recently updated the technology it uses to detect outbreaks. This new technology,</span> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/pulsenet/pathogens/wgs.html">whole genome sequencing</a><span>, gives public health scientists more information than ever before about the foodborne bacteria that make people sick.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/pulsenet/next-gen-wgs.html?deliveryName=FCP_12_DM4993&deliveryName=DM4993" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>Cyclospora Parasite Infections Hit UK for Fourth Consecutive Yearhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cyclospora-parasite-infections-hit-uk-for-fourth-consecutive-year2018-08-10T19:30:00.000Z2018-08-10T19:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Public Health England is investigating an increase in Cyclospora infections for the fourth successive year. Up to early August, 57 cases had been reported in England, Scotland and Wales, of which 46 had travelled to Mexico.</p>
<p>Where information is known, people who were infected stayed at several different hotels in the Cancun and Riviera Maya region, mostly on an all-inclusive basis. Officials say that suggests the source is likely to be a foodstuff distributed to hotels in the area.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/08/cyclospora-parasite-infections-hit-uk-for-fourth-consecutive-year/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>