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Spanish to English translation
It is confirmed that the case of E.coli found in Tenerife (Canary Islands) is the strain 0104
06.09.2011 / 14:00 h
"The laboratory of the National Microbiology Center has informed us that the German patient, 36 years and resident in an area close to Hamburg, had E.coli O104 strain outbreak exists in Germany," added Diaz-Flores at wheel press.
"Both the origin of the patient, their symptoms and analytical results, we can say that in 99 percent, that this citizen had Germanic" E.coli "enterohemorrhagic", Diaz-Flores emphasized in press conference .
Diaz-Flores said that the infection was in Germany "without even the authorities know the origin of the strain, it has been suspected all, but we have no clear origin, we know the name but do not know who the parents."
The director general of Public Health of the Canary Islands recalled that last May 30 when he was on the island, the patient had diarrhea bleeding so went to hospital the next day admitted to hospital in the Canary Islands.
"On 3 May, notified the Public Health Directorate of the possible outbreak suspected case of E-coli" and automatically notified the Ministry of Health to in turn notify the European system, "he added.
On June 6 the samples were sent to the reference laboratory, the National Center for Microbiology and the 7th of June the patient was discharged "because he was well and evolved favorably," he said.
"There is no risk of infection in the Canary Islands in this regard, but we must turn to the general recommendations in terms of hygiene when dealing with food," he added.
For its part, the head of Department of Epidemiology canary, Domingo Nunez, said that although the number of cases is decreasing, said that in total have been identified, including confirmed and probable cases in the world, 720 cases who developed complications and another 2,023 who developed no complications, as the case of the German visitors on Tenerife.
He said that in Germany there had been 25 deaths, while 46 cases have been reported Sweden, Denmark, 20, United Kingdom, 11 and the Netherlands, 6.
"All these cases are related to travel to Germany, which means that these patients have been exposed to food contaminated with bacteria," he added.
He noted that in Spain, to date, there have been two cases, one in the Basque country and one in Tenerife.
Nunez said Sunday that the German patient during his stay on the island, provided information about the food they had consumed at home (lettuce, cucumber and bean sprouts, etc.) and facilities which they had acquired.
"This information has been added to the existing research, which thanked the German authorities," asever?.EFE jmc / spf
Spanish to English translation
It is confirmed that the case of E.coli found in Tenerife (Canary Islands) is the strain 0104
06.09.2011 / 14:00 h
"The laboratory of the National Microbiology Center has informed us that the German patient, 36 years and resident in an area close to Hamburg, had E.coli O104 strain outbreak exists in Germany," added Diaz-Flores at wheel press.
"Both the origin of the patient, their symptoms and analytical results, we can say that in 99 percent, that this citizen had Germanic" E.coli "enterohemorrhagic", Diaz-Flores emphasized in press conference .
Diaz-Flores said that the infection was in Germany "without even the authorities know the origin of the strain, it has been suspected all, but we have no clear origin, we know the name but do not know who the parents."
The director general of Public Health of the Canary Islands recalled that last May 30 when he was on the island, the patient had diarrhea bleeding so went to hospital the next day admitted to hospital in the Canary Islands.
"On 3 May, notified the Public Health Directorate of the possible outbreak suspected case of E-coli" and automatically notified the Ministry of Health to in turn notify the European system, "he added.
On June 6 the samples were sent to the reference laboratory, the National Center for Microbiology and the 7th of June the patient was discharged "because he was well and evolved favorably," he said.
"There is no risk of infection in the Canary Islands in this regard, but we must turn to the general recommendations in terms of hygiene when dealing with food," he added.
For its part, the head of Department of Epidemiology canary, Domingo Nunez, said that although the number of cases is decreasing, said that in total have been identified, including confirmed and probable cases in the world, 720 cases who developed complications and another 2,023 who developed no complications, as the case of the German visitors on Tenerife.
He said that in Germany there had been 25 deaths, while 46 cases have been reported Sweden, Denmark, 20, United Kingdom, 11 and the Netherlands, 6.
"All these cases are related to travel to Germany, which means that these patients have been exposed to food contaminated with bacteria," he added.
He noted that in Spain, to date, there have been two cases, one in the Basque country and one in Tenerife.
Nunez said Sunday that the German patient during his stay on the island, provided information about the food they had consumed at home (lettuce, cucumber and bean sprouts, etc.) and facilities which they had acquired.
"This information has been added to the existing research, which thanked the German authorities," asever?.EFE jmc / spf