title: Large and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011.
abstract: Since early May 2011, an increased incidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhoea related to infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been observed in Germany, with most cases in the north of the country. Cases reported from other European countries had travelled to this area. First results of a case–control study conducted in Hamburg suggest an association between the occurrence of disease and the consumption of raw tomatoes, cucumber and leaf salad.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Askar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fruth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gilsdorf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hohle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prager
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spode
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Werber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult