Ongoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany, December 2016 to May 2017.

Sabine Vygen-Bonnet,Bettina Rosner,Hendrik Wilking,Angelika Fruth,Rita Prager,Annelene Kossow,Christina Lang,Sandra Simon,Juliane Seidel,Mirko Faber,Anika Schielke,Kai Michaelis,Alexandra Holzer, Rolf Kamphausen,Daniela Kalhöfer,Sebastian Thole,Alexander Mellmann,Antje Flieger,Klaus Stark

EUROSURVEILLANCE（2017）

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We report an ongoing, protracted and geographically dispersed outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and gastroenteritis in Germany, involving 30 cases since December 2016. The outbreak was caused by the sorbitol-fermenting immotile variant of Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) Escherichia coli O157. Molecular typing revealed close relatedness between isolates from 14 cases. One HUS patient died. Results of a case-control study suggest packaged minced meat as the most likely food vehicle. Food safety investigations are ongoing.

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HUS,Shiga toxin-producing E. coli - STEC,food-borne infections,haemolytic uraemic syndrome,outbreak

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