Germany: 14 people died and about 1000 people were infected.

Sweden: 36 people infected

France: 3 people suspected of infection

Austria: Two German tourists visiting Austria were EHEC positive.

Denmark: 1 1 people have suspected symptoms.

UK: More than 65,438+00 people are now suspected of having symptoms.

467 people in Hamburg showed symptoms of infection.

German health officials said that 10 people died of EHEC infection, and the number of people with unwell symptoms further increased. In the northern city of Hamburg alone, at least 467 people have symptoms of infection. The Associated Press quoted some local government documents as saying that about 1 1,000 people were infected.

Fabian Foces, a spokesman for the Austrian Ministry of Health, said that two German tourists traveling in Austria tested positive for EHEC virus, but there were no symptoms of hemolytic uremia. The eu reminds.

Multi-national shelves of Spanish cucumbers

Ilse aigner, the German minister of food, agriculture and consumer protection, told the German newspaper Pictorial Sunday that people should not eat cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetable salads for the time being.

The Czech government said on the 29th that 120 organic cucumber produced in Spain was removed from the shelves. On the same day, the Austrian health department announced that "a small amount" of cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplant had been "evacuated" from 33 stores. Customers should discard them as soon as possible to prevent the spread of pathogenic Escherichia coli.

According to media reports, "poisonous" cucumbers came from two enterprises in Almeria and Malaga provinces of Spain. A spokesman for the European Union said on the 29th that the production of two greenhouses owned by the two companies had been suspended, and water and soil samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis and testing.

Cucumber contaminated by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) continues to spread in Europe, with infected or suspected cases in Sweden, Denmark, Britain and Austria.

The medical community tried new treatments to fight the epidemic.

Because this pathogen is resistant to many antibiotics, using antibiotics will make the pathogen more toxic.

"Poisonous Cucumber" Panic Spread in Europe

The epidemic of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), which began to spread in Germany in mid-May, continues to spread. Many countries, including Sweden, Denmark, Britain and the Netherlands, reported cases of infection, and Europe was once in a panic.

Experts warned against eating cucumbers raw.

At present, the infection source of EHEC has not been finalized. Robert koch Research Institute once again warned people not to eat leafy vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce, which are usually used to make salads. Montgomery, vice president of the German Medical Association, said that as long as consumers strictly implement the preventive measures recommended by the epidemic prevention department, especially washing their hands frequently and not eating suspicious vegetables raw, the spread of germs can still be controlled.