Giuseppe
Emeritus
[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 (15 July 2011, 11:00)
15 Jul 2011
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (15 July 2011, 11:00)
As of today, the cumulative number of probable and confirmed STEC cases in the EU/EEA is 3 908. This includes 765 HUS STEC cases and 3 143 non-HUS STEC cases.
In total, 41 infected persons have died, of which 26 were HUS STEC cases and 15 were non-HUS STEC cases.
The table below shows the distribution of cumulative probable and confirmed STEC cases per country.
In Germany, since the last update, three HUS STEC cases and 38 non-HUS STEC cases have been reported. Two HUS STEC deaths and one non-HUS STEC fatality have been excluded. Within the last 10 days (5 July ? 14 July), eight non-HUS STEC cases fell ill.
The last known date of illness onset in a patient with confirmed STEC O104 was 7 July 2011. The last reported date of illness onset among all cases was 8 July 2011.
A link to the daily update from the Robert Koch Institute is provided below.
Table 1: Number of probable and confirmed HUS STEC and non-HUS STEC cases, as per the EU case definition, and associated deaths per EU/EEA Member State, 15 July 11:00
[Member States - Number of HUS STEC cases (deaths) - Number of non-HUS STEC cases (deaths)]
Suspected cases (Germany: 142 HUS STEC (7 deaths), France: 5 non-HUS STEC) are not included.
* Cases reported from the outbreak in Bordeaux
** Cases reported earlier, linked to travel to Germany
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-15 Jul 2011
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC): Update on outbreak in the EU (15 July 2011, 11:00)
As of today, the cumulative number of probable and confirmed STEC cases in the EU/EEA is 3 908. This includes 765 HUS STEC cases and 3 143 non-HUS STEC cases.
In total, 41 infected persons have died, of which 26 were HUS STEC cases and 15 were non-HUS STEC cases.
The table below shows the distribution of cumulative probable and confirmed STEC cases per country.
In Germany, since the last update, three HUS STEC cases and 38 non-HUS STEC cases have been reported. Two HUS STEC deaths and one non-HUS STEC fatality have been excluded. Within the last 10 days (5 July ? 14 July), eight non-HUS STEC cases fell ill.
The last known date of illness onset in a patient with confirmed STEC O104 was 7 July 2011. The last reported date of illness onset among all cases was 8 July 2011.
A link to the daily update from the Robert Koch Institute is provided below.
Table 1: Number of probable and confirmed HUS STEC and non-HUS STEC cases, as per the EU case definition, and associated deaths per EU/EEA Member State, 15 July 11:00
[Member States - Number of HUS STEC cases (deaths) - Number of non-HUS STEC cases (deaths)]
- Austria - 1 (0) - 4 (0)
- Czech Republic - 0 (0) - 1 (0)
- Denmark - 10 (0) - 15 (0)
- France - 8 (0)* - 3 (0)* - 2 (0)**
- Germany - 717 (25) - 3 067 (15)
- 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) - 4 (0)
- TOTAL - 765 (26) - 3 143 (15)
Suspected cases (Germany: 142 HUS STEC (7 deaths), France: 5 non-HUS STEC) are not included.
* Cases reported from the outbreak in Bordeaux
** Cases reported earlier, linked to travel to Germany
Read more:
- Escherichia coli (E.coli) health topic site: See list of all epidemiological updates, disease information
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