Overview

• Authorities confirmed four EHEC infections and reported two suspected cases in children aged 1 to 14 who fell ill after August 18.
• Those affected include holidaymakers from several German states and one local child from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• Three patients are in intensive care, with two treated at University Clinic Rostock and one in Baden-Württemberg.
• Investigators have not identified the transmission chains, and officials state they cannot exclude a risk to others.
• Regional surveillance shows 134 EHEC cases recorded this year in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, up from 74 in 2024 and 30 in 2023.