The lethal E.coli outbreak that has claimed the lives of 22 people and made more than 2,000 ill has disproportionately affected women.
The E. coli outbreak sweeping Europe is the deadliest on record: 22 people have died and there have been over 2,000 reported cases in nine countries.
Local German health officials said on Sunday they had strong evidence that linked tainted beansprouts with the deadly E.coli outbreak that has left 22 people dead.
Health officials say the E. coli that has sickened thousands in Europe has become the deadliest outbreak of the bacterium on record, as a rare strain is causing kidney failure.As they explained that the strain is a previously unseen variant of the bacterium and one that is more virulent than before, US scientists, in opposition to Europeans, are now warning that the new strain appears to be resistant to common antibiotics.
German clinics are appealing for blood donations as the number of people infected with a deadly strain of E. coli keeps on rising and 1,730 people are now said to be affected.
Three cases of E.coli outbreak have recently been reported in the US.
German health experts have been unable to identify the source of a deadly new strain of E.Coli bacteria that has spread through Europe, leaving consumers unsure of which foods to avoid.
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed at least 17 people and left 1,500 ill across Europe has never been seen in a human population and it may be the most toxic yet, health experts said on Thursday.
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed at least 17 people and left 1,500 ill across Europe has never been seen in a human population and it may be the most toxic yet, health experts said on Thursday.
Scientists analysing the deadly new E.Coli strain in Europe have found the bacteria combines a highly poisonous but common toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines, Reuters reports.
A deadly new strain of E.coli that originated in Germany has spread across Europe, Chinese scientists who analysed the bacteria said.
Newly sworn in Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has expressed his desire for Scotland's energy be 100 percent renewable by the year 2020.
The UK’s regional Scottish Government recently announced an unprecedented higher level of public access to National Health Service dentists. Figures indicate that substantially more people are now registered with an NHS dentist, including 94% of all children aged 6 to 12 yrs. old and a million extra residents in Scotland.