Update on the ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype O104, Germany, May 2011
Askar, Mona
Faber, Mirko
Frank, Christina
Bernard, Helen
Gilsdorf, Andreas
Fruth, Angelika
Prager, Rita
Höhle, Michael
Süß, Thorsten
Wadl, Maria
Krause, Gérard
Stark, Klaus
Werber, Dirk
Since early May 2011, a large outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany. The outbreak is focused in the north, but cases have been reported from all German states and other countries. Since our report last week, the number of HUS cases has increased to 470 and STEC serotype O104 has been confirmed in many cases.
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