E. Coli Infections

  • BGI Releases Complete Map of E. coli O104 Genome
    Building upon previous efforts producing a high-quality de novo genome assemblies of deadly 2011 E.coli O104:H4 outbreak strain, the BGI and their collaborators at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf have now released the first complete map of the genome and ...More
    June 16, 2011
    Posted in News
  • German E. coli Outbreak May Trigger New Food Regulations
    New regulations, improved surveillance and disease prevention strategies, particularly pertaining to produce, will likely emerge in the European Union and throughout the world following the recent deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, according to professor Patrick Wall, the ...More
    June 15, 2011
    Posted in News
  • WHO Issues E. coli Outbreak Update
    Background: On June 10, German authorities stated that mounting epidemiological and food-chain evidence indicated that bean and seed sprouts (including fenugreek, mung beans, lentils, adzuki beans and alfalfa) are the vehicle of the outbreak in Germany. Also on June 10, ...More
    June 14, 2011
    Posted in News
  • E. coli Bacteria More Likely to Develop Resistance After Exposure to Low Levels of Antibiotics
    E. coli bacteria exposed to three common antibiotics were more likely to develop antibiotic resistance following low-level antibiotic exposure than after exposure to high concentrations that would kill the bacteria or inhibit their growth, according to an article in the ...More
    June 14, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Two Isolates from E. coli Outbreak Available
    An outbreak of Escherichia coli causing a severe illness called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) began in Germany on May 2, 2011 and has killed more than 20 people and sickened more than 2,000. The organism causing the outbreak has been identified as a strain of E. coli ...More
    June 11, 2011
    Posted in News
  • EFSA Issues Advice to Mitigate Risks from Possible Exposure to STEC in Vegetables
    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its fast-track risk assessment on consumer exposure to STEC/VTEC (Shiga toxin- or verotoxin-producing E. coli) through the consumption of raw vegetables and provided advice on options to mitigate the risks of possible ...More
    June 9, 2011
    Posted in News
  • E. coli O104 Investigation Update
    CDC is monitoring a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 (STEC O104:H4) infections ongoing in Germany. The responsible strain shares virulence characteristics with enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC). As of June 6, 2011, case counts confirmed by ...More
    June 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • Potential Treatment for Deadly E. coli Disease
    The probiotic bacterium (blue) with Shiga toxin (red) bound all over its surface. A potential life-saving treatment for severe E. coli-related food poisoning outbreaks – developed more than a decade ago – hasn't gone forward into clinical trials because of lack of ...More
    June 7, 2011
    Posted in News
  • New Clues Found in Tracing the Origin of the Deadly E. coli Strain
    Following previous efforts, the BGI (formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute), based in Shenzhen, China, and its collaborators at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, as well as a growing number of researchers around the world "crowdsourcing" this data, are ...More
    June 6, 2011
    Posted in News
  • FDA Issues Statement on E. coli O104 Outbreak in Europe
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been in routine contact with the European Union and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor the current outbreak of E. coli O104 and to track any illnesses in the U.S. that may be related to the outbreak. At this ...More
    June 6, 2011
    Posted in News
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