Source of killer E.coli eludes experts

The source of a deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria in vegetables in May 2011 continued to elude European health officials into June 2011 as the death count and those ill rose.

EUObserver, 31.5.11: Cucumber deaths provoke outbreak of EU bickering http://euobserver.com/9/32426

France24, 1.6.11: German officials report sharp rise in E.coli cases http://www.france24.com/en/20110601-germany-reports-sharp-rise-ecoli-cases-outbreak-hamburg-disease-health-spain

France24, 2.6.11: UK confirms E.coli cases linked to German outbreak http://www.france24.com/en/20110602-britain-confirms-ecoli-cases-linked-german-outbreak-health

European Commission: Speech/11/404: Statement by Commissioner Dalli on the E. coli outbreak http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/404&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/366: Efforts intensify to identify source of E. coli outbreak in Germany as final tests clear Spanish cucumbers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/366&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

De Standaard, 3.6.11: New food scare, same old mistakes (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/692731-new-food-scare-same-old-mistakes

ESO: Background Information: Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in Germany, 27 May 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-escherichia-coli-e-coli/

EFSA/ECDC: News, 2.6.11: Public health advice on prevention of diarrhoeal illness with special focus on Shiga toxin - producing E. coli (STEC), also called verotoxin - producing E. coli (VTEC) or enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/110601a.htm

PressEurop, 1.6.11: Killer cucumber, a European panic attack http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/689201-killer-cucumber-european-panic-attack

EurActiv, 31.05.11: Cucumber death toll rises, trade tensions mount http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/cucumber-death-toll-rises-trade-tensions-mount-news-505249

Deutsche Welle, 31.5.11: Blame game begins over German E. coli outbreak http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15118081,00.html

Spiegel Online, 31.5.11: The Hunt for the Source of Germany's E. Coli Outbreak http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765777,00.html

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