Another 41 confirmed or probable cases of E. coli O104:H4 infection were counted in Europe Friday, increasing the outbreak toll to 3,908, including 765 with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
The European Centre for Disease Prevention
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Asymptomatic E. coli Infections Pose New EU Threat
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After four students in Germany were sickened by E. coli O104:H4 infections, preliminary tests indicated that 22 out of 30 children at the same school were also infected with the outbreak strain but had no…
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Euro Outbreak Numbers Continue To Climb
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Five more E. coli O104:H4 infections have been confirmed within the cluster of Bordeaux patients who ate sprouts at an event in early June, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported Monday…
CDC Confirms E. Coli O104:H4 Death in Arizona
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The first fatality in the United States associated with the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Europe was an Arizona man who had traveled to Germany, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.…
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'Lessons Learned' in European Outbreak
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The outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Europe struck mostly women and men in their prime who thought they were eating healthy food, the director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)…
One Egyptian Seed Shipment: Two Outbreaks
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The European Union banned the import of certain Egyptian seeds and beans Tuesday following an official report that a single batch of well-travelled Egyptian fenugreek seeds probably caused two European outbreaks of E. coli poisoning…
Nearly 4,180 Sickened in E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported Monday that the European toll in the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Germany and France linked to sprouts had risen to 4,173 illnesses and…
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Notes, Observations on Europe's Epidemic
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What are the lessons learned so far from the O104:H4 outbreak?
German medical and public health authorities are burdened by the equivalent of more than 10 normal years worth of case loads occurring in a…
Naming Names in EU E. coli Outbreak: Fair Game?
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Seed company threatens to sue American news sites for naming it as suspect in European E. coli outbreak.
The investigation into the European E. coli crisis linked to sprouts has been closing in on Egyptian…
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Contaminated Sprout Seeds Could be Anywhere
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French health authorities have confirmed what has been suspected for days, that the E. coli outbreak in Bordeaux is linked to the earlier German epidemic, and that contaminated sprouts may well still be available across…
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