Whole genome sequencing showed organisms isolated from case-patients in two UK outbreaks were genetically related but no specific epidemiologic link was identified, according to a synopsis.
Public health departments and government agencies need to work closer with industry to understand how foods are produced and distributed to speed up outbreak and traceback investigations, according to a report.
Bird flu, in the form of the H5 virus, has hit the UK again,
serving as further warning that the poultry supply chain is still
vulnerable to the disease.
