Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea due to Escherichia coli O104:H4, south-west France, June 2011

As of 12:00 28 June 2011, 15 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) or bloody diarrhoea have been identified in the Gironde, south-west France. Investigations suggest the vehicle of transmission was sprouts, served at an event in Begles on 8 June 2011. A strain of shiga toxin- producing Escheric...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 16; no. 26; p. 5
Main Authors:	Gault, G, Weill, F X, Mariani-Kurkdjian, P, Jourdan-da Silva, N, King, L, Aldabe, B, Charron, M, Ong, N, Castor, C, Macé, M, Bingen, E, Noël, H, Vaillant, V, Bone, A, Vendrely, B, Delmas, Y, Combe, C, Bercion, R, d'Andigné, E, Desjardin, M, Rolland, P, de Valk, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 30.06.2011 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Subjects:	Adult Aged Bacterial Toxins - isolation & purification Diarrhea Diarrhea - epidemiology Diarrhea - microbiology Disease Outbreaks Drug resistance Drug Resistance, Microbial E coli Escherichia coli - classification Escherichia coli - genetics Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections - complications Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis Female Food contamination & poisoning Foodborne Diseases - etiology France - epidemiology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - epidemiology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - microbiology Genetics Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - diagnosis Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - epidemiology Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - microbiology Humans Life Sciences Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction Santé publique et épidémiologie Surveys and Questionnaires France Gironde France Germany
ISSN:	1560-7917, 1025-496X, 1560-7917, 1025-496X
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Summary:	As of 12:00 28 June 2011, 15 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) or bloody diarrhoea have been identified in the Gironde, south-west France. Investigations suggest the vehicle of transmission was sprouts, served at an event in Begles on 8 June 2011. A strain of shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 has been isolated from five cases. This strain is genetically related to the strain identified in the recent E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany, and shares the same virulence and antimicrobial resistance characteristics. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917 1025-496X
DOI:	10.2807/ese.16.26.19905-en