Foodborne disease outbreaks in Germany

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Sep 5, 2018 - Foods

Foodborne disease outbreaks in Germany

For 2017, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) reported a joint report of 389 outbreaks with at least 2,277 illnesses. The outbreaks were attributed to

• 38% Campylobacter spp.
• 34% Salmonella
• 5% Noroviruses
• 3% STEC/VTEC/EHEC
• 2% each Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Giardia lamblia
• 1% each Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

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Source: Joint national report of the BVL and RKI from August 20, 2018