Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Europe, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
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Outbreaks of E. coli O104:H4 infection: update 30
22-07-2011
The number of new cases of Escherichia coli O104:H4 infection in Germany and France is much diminished.
The figures reflect some delayed reporting, and the evidence indicates that the outbreak, which took 50 lives in Germany alone, is nearly over.
WHO/Europe will continue to monitor developments with its partner organizations and, when appropriate, report on this web site on the progress of investigations into the source of the infection.
In total, the table shows that 16 countries in Europe and North America had reported 4075 cases and 50 deaths as of 21 July at 18:00 CET.
[Country ? HUS, cases ? deaths / EHEC, cases ? deaths]
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.
-22-07-2011
The number of new cases of Escherichia coli O104:H4 infection in Germany and France is much diminished.
The figures reflect some delayed reporting, and the evidence indicates that the outbreak, which took 50 lives in Germany alone, is nearly over.
WHO/Europe will continue to monitor developments with its partner organizations and, when appropriate, report on this web site on the progress of investigations into the source of the infection.
In total, the table shows that 16 countries in Europe and North America had reported 4075 cases and 50 deaths as of 21 July at 18:00 CET.
[Country ? HUS, cases ? deaths / EHEC, cases ? deaths]
- Austria - 1 - 0 / 4 - 0
- Canada - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0
- Czech Republic - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0
- Denmark - 10 - 0 / 15 - 0
- France - 7 - 0 / 10 - 0
- Germany - 857 - 32 / 3078* - 16
- 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
- Switzerland - 0 - 0 / 5 - 0
- United Kingdom - 3 - 0 / 4 - 0
- United States of America - 4 - 1 / 2 - 0
- Total - 908 - 34 / 3167 - 16
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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