Overview

• Ten children aged 1 to 15 and two adults are confirmed infected in the districts of Vorpommern-Rügen and Vorpommern-Greifswald.
• Five pediatric cases progressed to hemolytic-uremic syndrome, with four children in intensive care and three requiring temporary dialysis.
• The transmission source remains unknown, with laboratories comparing bacterial genomes to link cases while officials urge strict hand hygiene and food-safety precautions.
• Several affected children were on holiday in the region and are now receiving care in home-state hospitals, including in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Health leaders describe the cluster as unusual for the state yet caution that there is no reason for panic.