How the Mystery of the E Coli Outbreak Was Solved
On May 19, 2011 the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a marked increase in the numbers of people suffering from a severe illness called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). which is known to destroy blood cells and can lead to kidney failure. By May 25 the cause of the outbreak was determined as the bacteria Escherichia coli 0104:H4, not only well-known for causing a dreaded disease, but in this case a rare enterohemorrhagic strain that also produces cytotoxins, more colloquially called Shiga-like...
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