E. coli -- Norway
Norwegian authorities are investigating an outbreak of _E. coli_ where 4 people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has identified the same type of enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC) in 3 people since August 2019, and investigations are ongoing for 2 other cases. The outbreak is caused by Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ O?: H2 (stx2a, eae, ehxA) infection as no O-group has been identified.
The EHEC pathotype is
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6665443&promed&0
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