According to a report today by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) and a risk assessment statement issued by the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), health officials in Germany are now investigating a cluster of E. coli O104:H4 infections at a German school located in
Germany
Egyptian Ministry Denies Responsibility for E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak
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After a lengthy trace back investigation, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a press release last week on July 5, 2011 concluding that one lot of fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt and used to produce sprouts is the most likely common link between the two outbreaks of E. coli O104:H4 that occurred in France…
CDC Confirms Arizona Fatality Is Linked to European E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak
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Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the death of an Arizona resident who had traveled to Germany is indeed linked to the European E. coli O104:H4 outbreak caused by a single lot of fenugreek seeds from an Egyptian exporter. The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously counted the Arizona resident…
FDA Issues a Statement About the European E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak
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Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a press release about the current E. coli O104 outbreak in Europe. The full text of the press release can be found below.
In its statement, FDA noted that although the Robert Koch Institute, the public health agency of Germany, has not yet identified the source of…