Thanks for your answers. Yesterday, Russia banned all EU vegetables as a result of the E.coli scare. Senior EU health officials immediately objected. The Kremlin’s decision was an indication of how the outbreak risked escalating into a broader panic over allegedly tainted cucumbers. The bacteria has killed 17 people, almost all in Germany. Two weeks after the first reports, European health experts have still failed to isolate the source of the E. coli. World Health Organisation officials said on Thursday that the bacteria strain, which has led to illness in more than 1,600 people in 10 European countries, had never had never caused an outbreak in humans in the past. All cases, including seven people in the UK who have been infected, have been linked to recent travel in Germany.
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I wonder why it’s so difficult to determine the source. The ECEH strain found on the Spanish cucumbers is obviously not the one causing kidney failure. Now Spain demands compensation from German taxpayers, because the German CDC had issued a warning. German officials are saying the institute had no choice but to issue the warning because ECEH bacteria were found. What a mess.
Yes, my wife and I have stopped eating uncooked vegetables and salads. I think cooked cucumbers don’t taste very good. So we’re sticking to cooking zucchini, tomatoes, sweet pepper and so forth.
But every day on the evening news more infections are being reported. We need to find the source. Why is this so difficult? Most infected people are being interviewed about their recent eating habits. There must be a connection. What is it?