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Spanish to English translation
Warn that the threat persists for "E.coli" lethal despite its focus locally
06.11.2011 / 14:50 h
Although Robert Koch Institute suspicions about the origin of the pathogen have been confirmed, "remains the danger of infection by physical contact," said a spokesman of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the central state of Hesse.
The failures of hygiene in the food chain can lead to new outbreaks of the dangerous O104 variant of the bacterium E.coli, "warned from the ministry, which called for the prevention and maintenance of hygiene standards.
Health authorities and the German government on Friday lowered the alert on cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes as a focus of infection "E.coli", after confirming the presence of the lethal variant of the bacteria in sprouts.
After weeks of a health crisis that has resulted in multimillion-dollar damage to agriculture from all over Europe, it was found that the presence of aggressive bacteria in a package of seeds found in the trash of a family in the region of Bonn (West), two of which members had contracted the infection.
The vegetables came from the organic farm of Lower Saxony reported by the Robert Koch Institute as "most likely source" of this infection, which affected count stood at 2,800 patients in Germany, of whom 722 developed the dangerous hemolytic uremic syndrome ( HUS). EFE
Spanish to English translation
Warn that the threat persists for "E.coli" lethal despite its focus locally
06.11.2011 / 14:50 h
Although Robert Koch Institute suspicions about the origin of the pathogen have been confirmed, "remains the danger of infection by physical contact," said a spokesman of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the central state of Hesse.
The failures of hygiene in the food chain can lead to new outbreaks of the dangerous O104 variant of the bacterium E.coli, "warned from the ministry, which called for the prevention and maintenance of hygiene standards.
Health authorities and the German government on Friday lowered the alert on cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes as a focus of infection "E.coli", after confirming the presence of the lethal variant of the bacteria in sprouts.
After weeks of a health crisis that has resulted in multimillion-dollar damage to agriculture from all over Europe, it was found that the presence of aggressive bacteria in a package of seeds found in the trash of a family in the region of Bonn (West), two of which members had contracted the infection.
The vegetables came from the organic farm of Lower Saxony reported by the Robert Koch Institute as "most likely source" of this infection, which affected count stood at 2,800 patients in Germany, of whom 722 developed the dangerous hemolytic uremic syndrome ( HUS). EFE