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Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (6 July 2011, 11:00) (ECDC, edited)
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full page: (LINK). Edited.]
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Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (6 July 2011, 11:00)
06 Jul 2011
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (6 July 2011, 11:00)
Update since 5 July (11:00):
In the EU/EEA, 898 HUS cases, including 33 deaths, and 3 338 non-HUS cases, including 17 deaths, have so far been reported.
The table below shows the distribution of reported cases per country.
Since the last update, Germany reports one additional HUS case and 24 additional non-HUS STEC cases.
Four HUS cases and 10 non-HUS STEC cases fell ill within the last 10 days (26 June ? 5 July).
The last known date of illness onset in a patient with confirmed STEC O104 was 26 June 2011.
The last reported date of illness onset among all cases (also without O104 confirmation) was 29 June 2011.
There is no update regarding the outbreak in France (Bordeaux Region).
EFSA has now published its report on the trace-back investigation of seeds implicated in the German and French outbreaks (see link below).
Table 1: Number of probable and confirmed HUS cases and non-HUS STEC cases with associated deaths per EU/EEA Member State as of 6 July, 11:00
[Member States - Number of HUS cases (deaths) - Number of non-HUS STEC cases (deaths)]
* Cases reported from the new outbreak in Bordeaux
** Cases reported earlier, linked to travel to Germany
Read more on ECDC site:
Escherichia coli (E. coli) health topic site
EFSA/ECDC Joint Rapid Risk Assessment (29 June 2011) / See all risk assessments on Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
EFSA Technical Report, published on 5 July
-06 Jul 2011
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (6 July 2011, 11:00)
Update since 5 July (11:00):
In the EU/EEA, 898 HUS cases, including 33 deaths, and 3 338 non-HUS cases, including 17 deaths, have so far been reported.
The table below shows the distribution of reported cases per country.
Since the last update, Germany reports one additional HUS case and 24 additional non-HUS STEC cases.
Four HUS cases and 10 non-HUS STEC cases fell ill within the last 10 days (26 June ? 5 July).
The last known date of illness onset in a patient with confirmed STEC O104 was 26 June 2011.
The last reported date of illness onset among all cases (also without O104 confirmation) was 29 June 2011.
There is no update regarding the outbreak in France (Bordeaux Region).
EFSA has now published its report on the trace-back investigation of seeds implicated in the German and French outbreaks (see link below).
Table 1: Number of probable and confirmed HUS cases and non-HUS STEC cases with associated deaths per EU/EEA Member State as of 6 July, 11:00
[Member States - Number of HUS cases (deaths) - Number of non-HUS STEC cases (deaths)]
- Austria - 1 (0) - 4 (0)
- Czech Republic - 0 (0) - 1 (0)
- Denmark - 9 (0) - 14 (0)
- France ? HUS: 6 (0) Confirmed cases* - 1 (0) Suspected cases* ? STEC-non-HUS: 2 (0) Confirmed cases** - 8 (0) Suspected cases*
- Germany ? HUS: 699 (25) Probable and confirmed - 153 (7) Suspected cases ? STEC-non-HUS: 3 259 (17)
- Greece - 0 (0) - 1 (0)
- Luxembourg - 1 (0) - 1 (0)
- Netherlands - 4 (0) - 7 (0)
- Norway - 0 (0) - 1 (0)
- Poland - 2 (0) - 1 (0)
- Spain - 1 (0) - 1 (0)
- Sweden - 18 (1) - 35 (0)
- The United Kingdom - 3 (0) - 3 (0)
- TOTAL - 898 (33) - 3 338 (17)
* Cases reported from the new outbreak in Bordeaux
** Cases reported earlier, linked to travel to Germany
Read more on ECDC site:
Escherichia coli (E. coli) health topic site
EFSA/ECDC Joint Rapid Risk Assessment (29 June 2011) / See all risk assessments on Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
EFSA Technical Report, published on 5 July
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