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GLIDE Record
(3149 of 6487)
Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2011-000057
Country:
DEU Germany
Location:
Date (YMD):
2011-5-22
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Information Source:
ECDC, Robert Koch Institute
Comments:
On 22 May, Germany reported a significant increase in the number of patients with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Since the end of April, 138 cases of HUS have been reported. While HUS, caused by STEC infections, is usually observed in children under 5 years of age, in this outbreak the great majority of cases are adults, with more than two thirds being women. Two of the HUS cases have died. Preliminary diagnostic investigations indicate that serogroup O104 (Stx2-positve, eae-negative) might be the causative agent.
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