Germany reduced in patients with intestinal infectious diseases in new bean sprouts are still focused on suspects
Germany Federal Health Minister said here on 8th bar, EHEC infection period has been the most serious in the past, new patient number is declining. However, due to its infection is still not quite sure, it is recommended that people continue to abandon raw cucumber, tomato, lettuce and sprouts.
held the day after the emergency session of the State and Federal Minister for health and consumers, announced to the media bar, EHEC has so far caused the deaths of 25 people, and this may also increase in the number, so not yet lift epidemic alert.
Germany in investigation on infection of Lower Saxony in the North, found that many patients and from the State Yu Er a bud vegetable factory in Shum-related. 750 samples for examination in the enterprise but has not yet been found of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli cases, the State's Government still insists on suspect shoots vegetables as source.
a spokesman for the Lower Saxony Ministry of consumer protection on the media that, Yu Ercen of the company has 3 women suffer from diarrhea in early May, one of them was certified Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection. Perhaps these workers in bean sprouts in the process of packaging into the bacteria. North German area 4 corporate dining rooms and 3 restaurants are used to supply from Yu Ercen of bean sprouts, this 7 more than more than 100 people ill. Germany had many patients were also eaten in other parts of the production of bean sprouts.
intestinal infectious disease outbreak is Germany vegetables listed high season, from the beginning of the end of May, cucumber, virtually no buying, lettuce and tomato sales 60%, others not named vegetables like Radish, carrots, and broccoli's sharp decline in market demand, even in sales of fresh strawberries 30% fewer than in previous years, farmers losses up to 4 to 5 million euros a day.
Germany vegetables fruit agricultural association organizing test results show that this domestic vegetable no victims of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli contamination, called on the Government to put an end to simple warning of lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes. (Reporter Huang Shuanghong)
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