Tuesday, June 7, 2011

No source of killer bug as toll hits 25





GERMANY was no closer overnight to discovering the source of the killer E. coli bug that has so far killed 25 people, after tests on a suspected source proved negative.


The latest confirmed victims were two elderly women from Lower Saxony who died from complications linked to the bacteria. The number of sick people has climbed to more than 2300, AFP reported.


The number of sick Americans has also risen from four to six, The Wall Street Journal said. Two were US military personnel who were based in Germany. The other four were travelling in Hamburg in May. Three developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome and were admitted to hospital while the fourth developed bloody diarrhea...

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