" The poisonous cucumber " Attacking Germany causes 10 people

" The poisonous cucumber " Attacking Germany causes 10 people to die " Pollution " Whether source or Spain
Cucumber of the southeast of Spain has a bumper harvest. May cause bleeding Escherichia coli (EHEC) of disease . German doctor is doing the experiment. The cucumber receives enterorrhagia Escherichia coli (EHEC) " pollute " Source or Spain was during the last several weeks, because " poisonous cucumber " The ones that initiate dissolve courageous and upright urine poisonous syndrome in Europe some countries get rich quick. Up to 28th, Germany confirms 276 infect the case, Europe is the most, at least 10 Germans die. In addition, Sweden, Denmark, Britain and Holland are all influenced. According to Xinhua News Agency the German Ministry of Health says on the 28th, 3 women may eat and receive enterorrhagia Escherichia coli (EHEC) " pollute " Cucumber death. If confirm the cause of the death, " poisonous " It is with 10 people died that the cucumber may have been already caused in Germany.

Multinational in Europe " Ill " Germany says, 3 died persons are all women, two people among them are over 80 years old, more than 30 years old for a person. Cause of the death might to dissolve courageous and upright urine malicious syndrome (HUS) by whom Escherichia coli initiate . In addition, Sweden reports 25 are infected the case by Escherichia coli, 10 people among them dissolve courageous and upright urine poisonous syndrome symptom. Denmark, Britain and Holland report respectively 3, 2 and one dissolve poisonous syndrome case of courageous and upright urine. Multi-side participation is investigated Germany suspects, Escherichia coli epidemic situation is by " poisonous " The cucumber initiates. These receive Escherichia coli " Pollution " Cucumber might come from Spanish Al Merret inferior province and the two exporters of Malaga. The committee of European Union say before, Spain has delayed two exporters and correlated with producing and selling. This Vincent, spokesman of organization, confirms on the 28th, it is influenced that two trade companies plant the greenhouse of the cucumber. It is here that Vincent says, it is not known where pollution sources comes from, wonders " (Spain) Sell in the course growing " . " we are investigating, in order to confirm other potential pollution sources, " He says, " other, one comes from Holland or Denmark and cucumber sold in Germany in investigating the range. " The report of Agence France-Presse, the cucumber samples of two trade companies have already been sent to a laboratory inspection, scheduled to obtain the result on the 30th. 87% of the patients, according to Xinhua News Agency for the adult some analysts say, enterorrhagia Escherichia coli is quite aggressive one in Escherichia coli, may initiate the kidney depleted and influencing the central nervous system. Headquartered in the intersection of Europe and disease of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, prevent and control the centre and say, generally speaking, the ones that initiate enterorrhagia Escherichia coli dissolve courageous and upright urine poisonous syndrome to present in infant's colony more, but the infeted of this epidemic situation are mostly adults. "The infant under the age of 5 is usually apt to infect and dissolve courageous and upright urine poisonous syndrome, but in the epidemic situation of breaking out this time, 87% of the patients, for the adult, among them women are in the majority, accounts for 68% of the total number. " The German solemn scholar Stelle's card is strange to warn, this epidemic situation has not been over yet. " it is possible to exist in this epidemic situation twice and infect, " Card strange to say " these twice are infect, travel through human, may prevent from. So, we need to do the best to keep the personal hygiene. "

Dispute germ's source of the source stores the source place about the pathogenic germ according to Xinhua News Agency of the dispute, still there is a dispute at present. German hamburger hygiene research institute has said, the germ may come from the cucumber that Spain produce. But Spain respond, say it is impossible for germ not to come from Spain immediately, because Spain has not found any relevant cases. Have appeared in the local restaurant of Germany which customers of the restaurant have infected collectively and said, the cucumber in the restaurant comes from Denmark or Holland. For this reason, Danish food administration bureau is gauging local cucumber. WHO and relevant national recent report, the patient that Germany is infected with enterorrhagia Escherichia coli is distributed in 16 states at present, mainly centre in the north. Besides Germany, countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Britain, Holland, Austria,etc. find the similar case too. Patient be there national the intersection of serum and research institute, Denmark of Germany, say Denmark infect with enterorrhagia the intersection of patient and people of Escherichia coli already rise to 9 people in front of the number, in addition there are 8 suspected patients. The case Leesman of Stephen of this research institute says: "All patients who Denmark finds at present have been to Germany in the near future. "

The incident influences the German vegetables to be sold and influenced this epidemic situation according to Xinhua News Agency to already make Germans produce the security situation of some food here and worry seriouslied. According to a will of the people announced on the 28th in Germany " picture newspaper "'s investigation, nearly 60% of the persons investigated express that does not dare to eat vegetables such as raw cucumber and tomato,etc. temporarily. Because the expert advises consumers to be careful and eats vegetables such as the raw tomato, cucumber and romaine lettuce,etc., production and sale of the German vegetables are influenced much. The spokesman of German peasant association says on the 27th, according to estimating tentatively, the economic losses that the epidemic situation causes to vegetable grower every day invite 2 million euro of Damien. Prevent from pointing out and does not do on one's own authority with anti-diarrheal or antibiotic according to Xinhua News Agency Germany fixes, the root of the trouble of causing this epidemic situation is a mutation of enterorrhagia Escherichia coli - -" Husec 41" . After being infected by it, patients will present belly angina and diarrhoea. WHO claims, reminds and watches out for EHEC epidemic situation that Germany appears, advises people to pay attention to dietetic hygiene, the person who has symptom seeks medical advice in time. But WHO does not propose exercising restraint in going to travel in Germany or to Germany's trade. WHO says, this kind of germ can spread directly through human, food, water and contacting animals,etc., people should pay attention to, wash hand frequently, after not contacting in front of the food and like the lavatory. WHO especially reminds and says, being to Germany, especially the German north recently, and the person who has symptom needs to seek medical advice in time, don't be good at using anti-diarrheal or antibiotic, because this may be known and aggravated the condition. Patient's good news patient or new treatment, according to Xinhua News Agency a main reason why this epidemic situation makes people afraid is, there is no very good method treatment " Husec 41 " at present Infection. However, some hospitals in Germany are trying a new therapeutic method, perhaps this provides the new weapon for epidemic situation. The network edition in U.S.A. " medical magazine of New England " is published articles and said recently, the intersection of university,etc. and researcher of organization, Heidelberg of Germany, treat 3 dissolving, succeeding by patient by malicious syndrome by courageous and upright urine young with one special antibody on last year. The doctor has used and washed the blood treatment to these 3 infants many times first, but all invalid, then has injected monoclonal antibody Eculizumab for them. 24 hours later, infant's state greatly takes a favorable turn, has not presented complication either half a year later. After knowing this news, the hospitals of German Hamburg, Hanover and other places have already begun to some disease patient try out this kind of method again. The news pegging " The poisonous vegetables " It is reported occasionally Escherichia coli is ubiquitous in people's living environment in the incident, it is people and a kind of bacterial parasite in the animal intestine, the overwhelming majority is unharmful to human body. But incident poisoned by food caused by Escherichia coli will take place every year. July of 2010, U.S.A. " fresh express delivery " The company has recalled a batch of vegetables products which meets with pollution, looking into contains O157: Escherichia coli of Model H7. O157: Escherichia coli initiates and infects in the human body the Model H7 through being entered by the food polluted, the most obvious symptom is belly angina, diarrhoea and are vomited. In October of 2006, " poisonous spinach " happened in U.S.A. The incident has spread to more than 20 states, has led to the fact 204 people are ill, 3 people among them die, the cause of disease may be that the wild boar takes Escherichia coli to the spinach field.
" The poisonous cucumber " Attacking Germany causes 10 people to die " Pollution " Whether source or Spain