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EHEC Cluster in Northeast Germany Rises to 12 as Five Children Develop HUS

Officials are tracing exposures after early food tests found no source.

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.