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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Human to human spread of the new E coli, superspreader events and the start of a pandemic
In my previous blog, I wrote about a cluster of cases in Poland that indicated human to human spread of the new E coli bacteria. The cluster indicated at least three and maybe four passages of the bacteria through different … Continue reading
Posted in Outbreak, public health, Science
Tagged E coli, EHEC, France, Germany, Hesse, O104, O104:H4, pandemic, Poland, superspreader, Sweden
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Human to human to human to human spread of the new E coli in Poland
There have been several instances of apparent human to human spread of the new E coli attacking Europe, including one in the US. Thus, it seems clear that this pathogen has the potential to infect people long after the original … Continue reading
Posted in Outbreak, public health
Tagged cluster, E coli, EHEC, Germany, O 104, Poland, STEC
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Determining the origin of the E. coli strain attacking Europe – Part 2
The search for the source of the E coli contagion in Germany has heated up in the past 24 hours. Focus was initially on a restaurant in Lubeck but has now shifted to a farm which supplied sprouts to this … Continue reading
Posted in Outbreak, public health, Science
Tagged 0104:H4, biological weapon, bioweapon, diarrhoea, E coli, EHEC, Gernany
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Determining the origin of the E. coli strain attacking Europe – Part 1
There is considerable interest in the origin of the E. coli strain infecting and killing people in Europe. At this point, there is insufficient evidence to establish the source. However, broadly speaking, there are two possibilities: a naturally occuring recombinant … Continue reading
Posted in Outbreak, public health, Science
Tagged antibiotic, E coli, EHEC, Europe, Germany, plasmid, resistance
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Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Attacks Europe
There are currently over 1,000 Europeans ill with a novel strain of the bacteria E. coli. Although outbreaks of illness due to this bacteria are common, the current outbreak in Europe is unusual in several respects. First, the outbreak has … Continue reading
Posted in Outbreak, public health, Science
Tagged bacteria, Beijing Genomics Institute, BGI, E coli, EHEC, Enterohaemorrhagic, Europe, Germany, haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, HUS
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