title: Early findings in outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome among young children caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Romania, January to February 2016.
abstract: As at 29 February 2016, 15 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome with onset between 25 January and 22 February were reported among children between five and 38 months in Romania, and three of them died. Cases were mostly from southern Romania. Six cases tested positive for Escherichia coli O26 by serology. Fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products were among the possible common food exposures. Investigations are ongoing in Romania to control the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peron
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaharia
authors.forename: Lavinia Cipriana
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zota
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Severi
authors.forename: Otilia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mårdh
authors.forename: Codruta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Usein
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bălgrădean
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jansa
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scavia
authors.forename: Alexandru
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rafila
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serban
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pistol
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity
keywords: Escherichia coli; Romania; children; haemolytic uraemic syndrome; outbreak