Ongoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak  caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxinproducing  Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany,  December 2016 to May 2017

Vygen-Bonnet, Sabine; Rosner, Bettina; Wilking, Hendrik; Fruth, Angelika; Prager, Rita; Kossow, A.; Lang, Christina; Simon, Sandra; Seidel, Juliane; Faber, Mirko; Schielke, Anika; Michaelis, Kai; Holzer, Alexandra; Kamphausen, R.; Kalhöfer, D.; Thole, S.; Mellmann, Alexander; Flieger, Antje; Stark, Klaus

2017-05-25Zeitschriftenartikel

Ongoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany, December 2016 to May 2017

Vygen-Bonnet, Sabine

Rosner, Bettina

Wilking, Hendrik

Fruth, Angelika

Prager, Rita

Kossow, A.

Lang, Christina

Simon, Sandra

Seidel, Juliane

Faber, Mirko

Schielke, Anika

Michaelis, Kai

Holzer, Alexandra

Kamphausen, R.

Kalhöfer, D.

Thole, S.

Mellmann, Alexander

Flieger, Antje

Stark, Klaus

We report an ongoing, protracted and geographically dispersed outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and gastroenteritis in Germany, involving 30 cases since December 2016. The outbreak was caused by the sorbitol-fermenting immotile variant of Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) Escherichia coli O157. Molecular typing revealed close relatedness between isolates from 14 cases. One HUS patient died. Results of a case–control study suggest packaged minced meat as the most likely food vehicle. Food safety investigations are ongoing.

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