A deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany remains unsolved despite more than 400 people falling ill and three deaths.
In August 2025, an outbreak caused by enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Another 100 sick people have been added to a major German E. coli outbreak as officials continue to battle to find the source.
The outbreak of E. coli O45 affecting
A major German E. coli outbreak also includes a woman from the United States who had been to the country.
A total of 255 cases are linked to the outbreak.
German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people.
In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these,
German officials have revealed a rare type of E. coli is responsible for a serious outbreak in the country.
The National Reference Center (NRZ) for Salmonella and other bacterial enteritis
The number of children sick in an outbreak mainly affecting Germany and Austria has increased to almost 100.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported illnesses were
German and Austrian authorities are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has mainly sickened young children. More than 60 children have fallen ill.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
An analysis of Salmonella in Germany has revealed an overall decline but an increase in imported cases and unknown types of the pathogen.
German national surveillance data on salmonellosis from
Germany has reported a decline in outbreaks for 2023, but more people were sick than in the previous year.
In 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
Germany has been hit hardest in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to rocket from Italy.
As of late September, there are 98 cases in Germany. The Robert Koch Institut (RKI)
Germany has reported a mixed picture for foodborne outbreaks and infections in 2022, with Salmonella and E. coli infections up and Campylobacter and Listeria cases down.
The Robert Koch Institute
Germany has published data on foodborne outbreaks and infections for 2021, showing more than 130 outbreaks and a rise in most pathogens.
In 2021, 376 potentially food-related outbreaks (excluding norovirus)
