Source of epidemic, said the European mess
Baku, June 6 (AZERTAC). Beijing Genomics Institute Shenzhen, China announced new study 5 indicated that the pathogen causing outbreaks in Europe or in Germany in 2001 originated in isolated intestinal hemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
The hospital research team sequenced a number of point type, that caused the outbreak strains isolated in Germany in 2001 and 2002 Africa 01-09591 isolate 55989 has a high degree of similarity. Researchers infer, Germany 2001 isolates of the outbreak strain is probably the direct ancestors. Antibiotic resistance test results showed that after 10 years of evolution, strain 2011 could be a number of new genes, which are resistant to more antibiotics capacity.
Caused by the contaminated vegetables, EHEC (EHEC) unabated spread of the epidemic in Europe. As a free and open agricultural product in the EU is high, as the pollution sources identified the virus has brought some difficulties.
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In addition, Germany Bolin Wei Wang Tis the hospital physician Zha Situo has also called for investigating whether someone deliberately spread that EHEC.
As of 5, 11 European countries and the United States reported outbreaks of EHEC appears infected more than 2,000 people, killing 19 people(News News http://www.f-paper.com/).
5, two other Korean doctors, said a South Korean female patient who had received treatment in 2004, resulting in her infection caused by bacteria and Europe is EHEC outbreak of the same bacteria outbreak.