Friday, 31 May 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - France (02): O26, unpasteurized cheese

E. coli -- France
Outbreak detection
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From 25 Mar to 27 Apr 2019, 19 suspected Shiga toxin-producing _Escherichia coli_ (STEC) [also called enterohemorrhagic _E coli or EHEC. - Mod.LL) associated pediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) cases were notified by French hospital paediatric departments to Sante publique France, compared with 5-10 cases during the same period in previous years [1]. 13 cases were confirmed as serogroup O26, with whole genome sequencing (WGS) underway for strain

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6495492&promed&0

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