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IID3 - why research into infectious intestinal disease matters

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One of the Food Standards Agency's ongoing commitments to food safety is surveillance. As part of this, we actively monitor the levels of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in the UK.

While we regularly review the number of confirmed IID cases, not all cases that occur in the UK population will be recorded by public health systems.

PATH-SAFE: Tracking foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant microbes

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To mark the end of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Eva Scholtus and Emily Parr from the Microbiology Society discuss our collaborative workshop series as part of the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) programme.

Infectious Intestinal Disease in the community study - Join IID3

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Ahead of the landmark IID3 study, we are looking for collaborators working in public health, epidemiology and related fields for the major research into Infectious Intestinal Disease. Rick Mumford explores the project and how to get involved.