The threat is growing more serious that this could possibly come to America. Ten countries in the EU now have cases the most serious being Germany. 18 deaths and 1700 cases have now been diagnosed. They believe it is coming from raw tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. Many of the cases have developed kidney complications that can become deadly.
From laboratory in Shenzgen said " the strain seems to be a combination of two E-Coli. WHO told Associated Press. "the new strain has various characteristics that make it more virulent and toxin producing" than the many E-coli strains people naturally carry in the intestines.
Russia extended a ban on vegetables and many in the EU are following. Symptoms are aches and pains in the stomach, bloody stools, neurological symptoms, numbness in limbs. Only course of treatment are blood plasma transfusions and antibiotics.
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