Outbreaks of deadly E. coli bacteria happened to some regions in Germany since last week that killed so far 16 people and infected 1150 people in eight European countries. Allegedly, the outbreak comes from vegetables or fruits, but have not found the source from which the bacteria must have originated.
Reporting from the page the Associated Press, Wednesday, May 1, 2011, Germany is the country worst affected by this epidemic with almost 400 patients. A total of 15 people who died came from this country, while another man from Sweden.
Experts from the United States said that the disease known as hemolytic uremic syndrome is rarely found anywhere in the world. Usually the disease is most often caused by food.
At first, the cucumbers are imported from Spain suspected masterminds of the deadly disease. However, based on research, bacteria enterohaemorrhagic E. coli or EHEC in the faeces of victims are not the same as E coli bacteria was found in cucumber Spain.
City of Schleswig-Holstein, the area worst hit by outbreaks also have not found similar bacteria in tests in 141 food samples, including cucumbers, tomatoes, dairy products, zucchini and egg.
E Coli bacteria are commonly found in large quantities in the human digestive system, cattle and other mammals. This bacterium is responsible for the contamination of food in some countries of the world. But in most cases, E coli only common cause abdominal pain that is not lethal.
EHEC differ. The bacteria that is an evolution of this E. coli causes severe pain, ranging from diarrhea to acute anemia. In Germany, the disease infected 373 people, attacked the right of the kidneys. In some cases, EHEC cause seizures, stroke by commas.
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