EHEC outbreak: Rare strain of E. coli unknown in previous outbreaks
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
The strain of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) 0104:H4 isolated from cases in the EHEC infection outbreak in Germany is a rare one, seen in humans before, but never in an EHEC outbreak. The finding has been confirmed by the World Health Organization.