European E.Coli Outbreak One of the Largest Ever as Death Toll Rises to 10

It is thought contaminated organic cucumbers were imported from Spain, but further tests are being carried out. The vegetables have left hundreds ill with Hemolytic-uremic Syndrome (HUS), which causes kidney problems.

 With 10 people dead of infection and more than 400 cases reported, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said Sunday a bacterial outbreak in northern Germany was one of the largest of its kind ever reported worldwide.

Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination are being recalled from stores in Austria and the Czech Republic to prevent the spread.

It is thought contaminated organic cucumbers were imported from Spain, but further tests are being carried out. The vegetables have left hundreds ill with Hemolytic-uremic Syndrome (HUS), which causes kidney problems.
Cases have also been recorded in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK.
On Sunday, authorities in the Czech Republic and Austria took some Spanish-grown cucumbers off store shelves amid contamination fears. Czech officials said affected cucumbers may also have been exported to Hungary and Luxembourg.
The suspicion has fallen on organic cucumbers from Spain imported by Germany but then re-exported to other European countries, or exported directly by Spain.