Overview

• State health authority Lagus confirms 12 infections in Vorpommern-Rügen and Vorpommern-Greifswald, involving ten children or young people and two adults.
• Five children have the serious complication HUS; four are in intensive care and three required temporary dialysis.
• Case distribution stands at seven in Vorpommern-Rügen and five in Vorpommern-Greifswald, with several patients treated in other states after holiday stays in the region.
• LALLF is mapping what patients ate and where items were bought; targeted cucumber batches tested negative and raw milk has been excluded.
• Health officials say the severity and pace are unusual for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, urging vigilance while stressing there is no cause for panic.