Germany detects intestinal hemorrhagic E. coli again from cucumber

Xinhuanet Berlin June 8 (reporter Hu Xiaobing) German Ministry of Health of the State of Saxony-Anhalt announced on the 8th that intestinal hemorrhage was found during examination of cucumbers in a family trash can in the state capital of Magdeburg. E. coli O104:H4.

A spokesman for the State Department of Health said the trash can belong to a family of people with E. coli that are infected with enterohemorrhagic E. coli, in which the daughter is severely infected and her parents are less affected. Health experts discovered pathogens when they examined the cucumbers in the bin. But where the pathogenic bacteria on the cucumber comes from is still a mystery.

According to German media reports, up to now, 25 people in Germany have died of enterohemorrhagic E. coli. Hygiene specialists are searching day and night to find the source of this outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E. coli.

The German Hamburg Institute of Health announced on the 26th last month that enterohemorrhagic E.coli was detected on cucumbers produced in Spain. For this reason, the famous Robert Koch Institute recommends that German consumers take care to eat tomatoes, cucumbers and salads, especially those from northern Germany.