A further three confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in people who have travelled to Corfu since August, has been identified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). This brings the total to 12, and three possible cases with travel history to Corfu are under investigation.
Health Protection Agency (HPA) scientists inform us that the risk of infection associated with Garra rufa fish pedicures is likely to be very low.
Consumers are reminded to thoroughly wash vegetables and observe good kitchen hygiene following an investigation into 250 cases of gastrointestinal illness caused by an unusual strain of E. coli O157.
Students are being reminded by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), about the importance of receiving the MMR and Men C vaccinations before they return to university campus, where outbreaks can occur. A leaflet is available on the HPA website, advising students on how to spot the early signs of these serious infections.
The Health Protection Agency’s annual conference, Health Protection 2011, held at the University of Warwick yesterday, revealed to delegates that raw bean sprouts were identified as the main vehicle of transmission in a national outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly food-poisoning.
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