Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are pathogens responsible for human infections with a wide range of clinical manifestations. These range from mild watery diarrhea to...

Salmonella infections are one of the leading causes of foodborne bacterial infections. This article describes recent trends and changes in Salmonella serotypes studied at the National...

In Europe, the prevention of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella relies primarily on a "veterinary public health" policy. Thus, starting at the very beginning of the food chain,...

Shellfish filter large volumes of water to meet their nutritional needs, thereby ingesting phytoplankton, but they also concentrate microorganisms naturally present in the water (vibrio...

Human listeriosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food. It is a notifiable disease. A standardized dietary questionnaire is completed by the...

Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous bacterium widely found in the environment; it is transmitted to humans through the ingestion of contaminated food and causes rare but serious cases...

In response to the growing number of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with Bacillus cereus, a phenotypic and genotypic characterization of isolates from suspected food sources was...

The national organized breast cancer screening program was rolled out nationwide in 2004. It includes a clinical examination and two mammograms per breast interpreted by a primary...

An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection occurred in France in June–July 2011. Eighteen cases were identified. These cases were children aged 6 months to 10 years...