Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Europe, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
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EHEC outbreak: Update 17
16-06-2011
Over the last week, the number of reported HUS/EHEC cases has declined to a significantly lower level than previously.
Investigations by the German authorities indicate that the vehicle of the bacterium responsible for the outbreak, enteroaggregative verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (EAggEC VTEC) O104:H4, is bean and seed sprouts, and the Robert Koch Institute has warned people in Germany not to eat raw bean and seed sprouts of any origin.
As of 15 June at 15:00 CET, the following are the reported cases and deaths from Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infection:
[Country ? HUS, cases ? deaths / EHEC, cases ? deaths ? Comments]
The latest date of onset of diarrhoea for a HUS case is 8 May and for an EHEC case 13 May.
All but 5 of the above HUS and EHEC cases were in people who had travelled to or lived in Germany during the incubation period for infection, typically 3?4 days after exposure (range: 2?10 days). The remaining 5 can also be linked to the outbreak in Germany.
Note
EHEC and HUS have exclusive notification categories, so case numbers should not overlap. The figures in any rapidly evolving outbreak, however, are provisional and subject to change for a variety of reasons.
In providing the above information, WHO wishes to recognize the contribution of its Member States, and technical partners such as the European Commission, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and a number of WHO collaborating centres.
16-06-2011
Over the last week, the number of reported HUS/EHEC cases has declined to a significantly lower level than previously.
Investigations by the German authorities indicate that the vehicle of the bacterium responsible for the outbreak, enteroaggregative verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (EAggEC VTEC) O104:H4, is bean and seed sprouts, and the Robert Koch Institute has warned people in Germany not to eat raw bean and seed sprouts of any origin.
As of 15 June at 15:00 CET, the following are the reported cases and deaths from Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infection:
[Country ? HUS, cases ? deaths / EHEC, cases ? deaths ? Comments]
- Austria - 1 - 0 / 3 - 0
- Canada - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0
- Czech Republic - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - A tourist from the United States who had travelled in Germany
- Denmark - 8 - 0 / 12 - 0
- France - 0 - 0 / 2 - 0
- Germany - 786 - 25 / 2518 - 13
- Greece - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - A German tourist
- Luxembourg - 0 - 0 / 2 - 0
- Netherlands - 4 - 0 / 4 - 0
- Norway - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - Contact with a German in Norway
- Poland - 2 - 0 / 1 - 0
- Spain - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0
- Sweden - 17 - 1 / 30 - 0
- Switzerland - 0 - 0 / 5 - 0
- United Kingdom - 3 - 0 / 3 - 0
- United States of America - 3 - 0 / 2 - 0 - 3 HUS cases (all confirmed) and 2 EHEC cases (one confirmed and one suspected)
- Total - 825 - 26 - 2587 - 13
The latest date of onset of diarrhoea for a HUS case is 8 May and for an EHEC case 13 May.
All but 5 of the above HUS and EHEC cases were in people who had travelled to or lived in Germany during the incubation period for infection, typically 3?4 days after exposure (range: 2?10 days). The remaining 5 can also be linked to the outbreak in Germany.
Note
EHEC and HUS have exclusive notification categories, so case numbers should not overlap. The figures in any rapidly evolving outbreak, however, are provisional and subject to change for a variety of reasons.
In providing the above information, WHO wishes to recognize the contribution of its Member States, and technical partners such as the European Commission, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and a number of WHO collaborating centres.
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