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    E.coli cases 'likely to rise' after outbreak linked to 'food item': Tech & Science Daily podcast

    by Rachelle Abbott and Rochelle Travers Jun 07, 2024 6 minutes

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    Health experts are warning that E.coli cases are 'likely to rise' due to an outbreak which is linked to a 'nationally distributed food item' - and it’s already left dozens in hospital.

    Cath Rees, professor of Microbiology at the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, tells Tech & Science Daily everything we know about the situation as it stands.

    The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed at least 37 people were admitted to hospital as a result of this outbreak, and testing indicates most of the 113 cases reported across the UK are from a single source. The agency did not give more details on which foods could be responsible.

    The UKHSA has ruled out the disease spreading through water, saying there was "currently no evidence linking the outbreak to open farms, drinking water or swimming in contaminated seawater, lakes or rivers".

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