May 11 2011 Outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 Linked to Fenugreek Sprouts
- Organism:
- Non-O157 STEC
- Vehicle:
- Vegetables, Sprouts, Fenugreek
Beginning in May, an outbreak of E. coli O104:H4, an enterohemorrhagic E. coli, spread rapidly throughout northern Germany affecting mostly adults and females. On May 25, the Robert Koch Institut, Germany's disease control authority, advised the pub…Read More »
December 04 Korea Unknown Location Unknown Vehicle 2004
- Organism:
- Non-O157 STEC
- Vehicle:
- Unknown
A 29 year-old Korean woman developed bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and kidney failure. She was diagnosed with E. coli O104:H4. This was the first time that enterohemmorhagic E. coli O104:H4 associated HUS had b…Read More »