Canada - Ontario man confirmed with EHEC - e.coli after trip to Germany

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TORONTO – An Ontario man has Canada's first suspected case of E.coli linked to the deadly outbreak in Europe.


The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care says the Peel Region man travelled to Germany earlier this spring where he ate local salad products.

The outbreak has also spread to the U.S. where four people in Atlanta were apparently sickened by the bacteria while visiting northern Germany last month.
In Canada, some farmers fear the outbreak is already proving bad for business.

The organization that represents Ontario's greenhouse vegetable growers says some of its members have reported a drop in sales as demand slips on news the source of the deadly bacteria remains unknown.

Sprouts from northern Germany were ruled out as the cause of the outbreak, as were contaminated cucumbers from Spain last week. Officials are focusing tests on tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce from the EU to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak that has sickened thousands and left over 20 people dead

A spokesman for the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers ..:tiphat:

 

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TORONTO ? An Ontario man has come down with Canada's first suspected case of E. coli linked to the outbreak in Europe.

Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care says the man is from Peel Region, and he travelled to Germany earlier this spring where he ate local salad products.

The outbreak has also spread to the U.S. where four people in Atlanta were apparently sickened by the bacteria while visiting northern Germany last month.

Sprouts from northern Germany were ruled out as the cause of the outbreak, as were contaminated cucumbers from Spain last week. Officials are focusing tests on tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce from the European Union to pinpoint the..:tiphat:http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Suspected+coli+case+recorded+Canada/4901994/story.html