Overview

• State health officials in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern confirm 17 infections concentrated in Vorpommern-Rügen and Vorpommern-Greifswald.
• Children are chiefly affected, with six pediatric HUS cases reported; four are in intensive care and three required temporary dialysis.
• Authorities have not identified a source and are conducting sequencing, detailed case interviews, and targeted food testing after early samples showed no clear lead.
• A kindergarten in Kavelstorf saw an emergency response for acute gastrointestinal symptoms in several children; lab results to confirm EHEC or other pathogens are pending.
• The RKI reports no nationwide increase, while Belgium is investigating about 20 care-home cases with at least four deaths and lab evidence of a single EHEC type suggesting a common source.