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Super-Toxic E. Coli Deadliest on Record – Kills 22, Infects 2,000 | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1035947 United States 06/06/2011 10:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The deadliest case of E. coli on record has now killed 22 people and infected 2,000. The number of reported cases is based on hospital records, so the actual number of infections may be 10 or more times higher, said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. The strain circulating in Germany and 11 other European countries produces a toxin not usually seen in E. coli that can damage the kidneys and other organs. Germany alone has reported 520 cases of the kidney ailment. [link to blog.friendseat.com] |
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