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European E. Coli Update

June 10, 2011

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HALEY NELSON The cause of the worst outbreak of the E. coli infections in history has finally been identified. Bean sprouts have been sited as the source of the deadly outbreak that has claimed the lives of 30 people, according to German officials. A reported 3,000 additional cases of the illness have been identified throughout […]

E. Coli Outbreak Persists Throughout Europe

June 8, 2011

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LAUREN LINDER The source of the detrimental E. coli outbreak in Germany continues to be a mystery. On Monday, initial tests disclosed that sprouts from a northern Germany farm were not the cause of the fatal outbreak that has distressed Germany and fresh-produce markets across Europe. The Lower-Saxony State Agriculture Ministry reported that 23 of […]