Tests suggest beansprouts caused E. coli outbreak

German health authorities were hoping for a breakthrough in their battle against an E. coli outbreak that has left 22 dead after identifying bean­sprouts as a possible cause on the 5 June 2011.

ESO: Background information: Source of killer E.coli eludes experts http://www.europeansources.info/record/source-of-killer-e-coli-eludes-experts/

BBC News, 6.6.11: E. coli outbreak: German farm in Uelzen 'likely source' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13663630

Deutsche Welle, 6.6.11: German officials seek evidence of sprout E. coli source http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15133753,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 6.6.11: Sprouts Suspected as Outbreak Cause http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,766840,00.html

Die Welt, 6.6.11: Not killer cucumbers, but bean-sprouts (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/695751-not-killer-cucumbers-bean-sprouts

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 7.6.11: Hamburg — agony of the big city (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/697821-hamburg-agony-big-city

Deutsche Welle, 7.6.11: EU to compenstate farmers hit by E. coli outbreak http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15136009,00.html

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