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We report an ongoing, protracted and geographically dispersed outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and gastroenteritis in Germany, involving 30 cases since December 2016. The outbreak was caused by the sorbitol-fermenting immotile variant of Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) O157. Molecular typing revealed close relatedness between isolates from 14 cases. One HUS patient died. Results of a case–control study suggest packaged minced meat as the most likely food vehicle. Food safety investigations are ongoing.

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Ongoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany, December 2016 to May 2017
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Sabine++Vygen-Bonnet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vygen-Bonnet Sabine </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bettina+Rosner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rosner Bettina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hendrik+Wilking&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wilking Hendrik</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angelika+Fruth&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fruth Angelika</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rita+Prager&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Prager Rita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Annelene+Kossow&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kossow Annelene</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christina+Lang&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lang Christina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sandra+Simon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Simon Sandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Juliane+Seidel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Seidel Juliane</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mirko+Faber&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Faber Mirko</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anika+Schielke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schielke Anika</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kai+Michaelis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Michaelis Kai</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexandra+Holzer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Holzer Alexandra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rolf+Kamphausen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kamphausen Rolf</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Daniela+Kalh%C3%B6fer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kalhöfer Daniela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sebastian+Thole&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Thole Sebastian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexander+Mellmann&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mellmann Alexander</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antje+Flieger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Flieger Antje</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Klaus+Stark&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stark Klaus</a></span>. Ongoing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) outbreak caused by sorbitol-fermenting (SF) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, Germany, December 2016 to May 2017. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(21):pii=30541. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.21.30541" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.21.30541</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 May 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 24 May 2017 </span> </p>
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