
Subscribe for daily health news. Like/Dislike, Favorite, Comment, Embed on Blog, Facebook Share, and Tweet this video. Get the word out on this video. - Thursday June 2 2011 4:00 pm en.wikipedia.org An ongoing Escherichia coli O104:H4 bacterial outbreak began in Germany in May 2011. E coli is a major form of food poisoning. The outbreak started after several people were infected with bacteria leading to hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Germany, apparently after eating contaminated cucumbers. German officials initially pointed to contaminated cucumbers originating in Spain as the source of the outbreak, but later recognised that Spanish cucumbers were not the source of the specific E. coli variant seen in the outbreak. Spain has expressed anger at "unsubstantiated" German links being made between Spanish cucumbers and the deadly E. coli outbreak. In addition to Germany, where the outbreak is the worst, cases have also been reported in several countries including Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the USA(USA citation doesn't seem to reference the USA). Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a medical emergency and requires urgent treatment. In Germany, 17 people have died and around 500 have been hospitalised with HUS due to the intensifying outbreak. On May 26, 2011, German officials, in a mistaken analysis, stated the contaminated vegetables were organic cucumbers that originated in Spain, but European Union spokesperson on 30 May said <b>...</b>
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