Overview

• Health officials in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern confirmed 17 infections, mostly children aged 1 to 15, with six pediatric HUS cases; several are in intensive care and three required dialysis.
• After acute gastrointestinal symptoms in 11 children at a Kavelstorf daycare, all were taken to hospital and five remained for dehydration treatment, with test results expected Saturday.
• The Robert Koch Institute reports no evidence of a broader rise in cases across Germany and is liaising closely with local health authorities.
• Traceback work continues through patient interviews, stool typing and food testing; initial cucumber batch tests were negative and raw milk has been ruled out.
• Belgian authorities are probing linked cases in several care homes with roughly 20 illnesses and multiple deaths, and lab analyses indicate a single EHEC type suggesting a common source.