1 June 2011 BBC News
E. coli infections in Germany see
significant rise
The infections have made German shoppers wary of buying raw vegetables
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There has been a significant rise in the number of people in Europe infected
by a strain of E. coli which has led to the deaths of 17 people, officials say.
More than 1,500 people in nine nations - though mostly in Germany - have
been infected by enterohaemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC), which can cause the
deadly haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS).
The death toll in Germany has risen to 16, with officials saying an
84-year-old woman with HUS had died on Sunday.