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EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage

By News Desk on July 9, 2019

The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.

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Deliberate act cannot be ruled out for Germany’s 2011 outbreak

By News Desk on March 22, 2016

Yes, the German E. coli O104:H4 was a pathogen of a high virulence that suddenly emerged, and that might point to an unnatural phenomenon. But might it have been a deliberate act? Or some kind…
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German Court: Compensate Cucumber Grower Wrongly Accused in E. Coli Outbreak

By News Desk on October 27, 2015

A court in Hamburg, Germany, has decided that a Spanish vegetable grower and distributor should be compensated for losses sustained after its cucumbers were wrongly named as the likely source of a 2011 outbreak of…
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2011 Outbreak of Rare E. Coli Strain was Costly for Europe

By News Desk on April 3, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) has totaled up some economic costs of the 2011 outbreak of the rare and deadly E. coli O104:H4 centered on Northern Europe. Farmers and industries lost $1.3 billion, and emergency…
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Emerging Pathogens: Is E. Coli O104:H4 the Next Strain to Watch?

By James Andrews on September 9, 2013

In May 2011, a virtually unknown strain of E. coli, known as O104:H4, made worldwide headlines when an outbreak in Germany sickened approximately 4,000 people and killed 50, including one American. This event, linked to…
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Research Could Lead to E. coli O104 Treatments

By James Andrews on August 3, 2012

Last year’s German E. coli outbreak made headlines around the world in May and June as it sickened nearly 3,800 people and killed 50, distinguishing it as the single deadliest foodborne illness outbreak of all…
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European E. coli Outbreak Sheds New Light on Treatment Strategies

By Gretchen Goetz on July 25, 2012

It is an accepted fact among medical experts that an E. coli infection should not be treated with antibiotics, as these drugs may worsen illness. But a new review of strategies used to treat victims…
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EU Tallies Human & Economic Damages From O104 Outbreak

By Dan Flynn on July 23, 2012

Bureaucrats in Brussels have tallied up the damage last year’s E. coli O104:H4 outbreak did to the European fruit and vegetable business and threatened to use European Union law to make sure it does not…
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Spanish Farmers Paid a Price for Europe’s E. coli O104 Outbreak

By News Desk on July 9, 2012

The Murcia region in southeastern Spain, where the Segura River is found, is known as Europe’s orchid because of its abundant production of fruits, vegetables and flowers. But Murcia is coming off a down year…
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O104:H4 Genome Sequencing Used to Kill the Bug

By Dan Flynn on March 14, 2012

The deadly pathogen known as E. coli O104:H4, which devastated northern Europe last year, can itself be killed, San Francisco-based AvidBiotics Corporation announced Wednesday.

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Dean Scholl, who leads a team of scientists from AvidBiotics and

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Antibiotic May Reduce Time Patients Carry E. Coli

By Gretchen Goetz on March 14, 2012

Antibiotics are not usually recommended for treating E. coli infections; however one of these drugs showed promising results when given to victims of last year’s massive European outbreak linked to sprouts. 

Azithromycin, administered to patients

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