EHEC Disease in Europe - Warning An outbreak of
Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli, also known as resistant E.Coli
bacteria, is spreading in Germany and Europe. Currently, Germany
is experiencing, according to Robert-Koch-Institute of the
strongest ever recorded outbreak of EHEC. There were so many
patients per week as usual in a year. Two thirds of those people
are women. In the latest outbreak at least two women died of
evidence by the pathogen. In other cases it is suspected that
EHEC is the cause of death. Furthermore, the disease left kidney
damage. According to the news agency dpa until Wednesday evening
more than 600 cases were registered, of which, however, not all
confirmed - the day before it was still about 460th The number
of very serious course of disease is bloody diarrhea and kidney
damage, according to RKI risen to at least 214th By Wednesday,
140 serious cases were known. The focus of the infection is
located in Northern Germany. Most affected are currently in
Hamburg. For the city-state, Schleswig-Ho