An assessment of Listeria typing data reported by national public health reference laboratories has shown positive results.
The findings come from the fifth external quality assessment (EQA-5) scheme for typing of Listeria monocytogenes.
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Implementing whole genome sequencing at the European level could save up to five months in detecting multi-country Listeria outbreaks, according to a recent study.
More than half of severe listeriosis cases in the European Union are part of clusters,
More than half of the severe listeriosis cases in the European Union belong to clusters, many of which are not being picked up fast enough by the current surveillance system, suggests a new article published in Eurosurveillance. The large-scale study
After a massive international effort involving over 200 scientists across 20 countries, the entire wheat genome has finally been sequenced. Described as a "Herculean challenge," the wheat genome is known to be five times larger than its human counter
The application of genomics is reducing the number of people who become ill from foodborne infections, according to Public Health England (PHE).
PHE made the comments in a paper on the transition to use of whole genome sequencing (WGS).
The World Health Organization ("WHO") is encouraging all countries to look at how "Whole Genome Sequencing" ("WGS") can be used to improve their foodborne disease surveillance and response system.
Used as part of such a system, WGS can increase the s
