Germany Faced with an E.coli Outbreak
by Allan Dizon in Diseases on Jul 22, 2011
The German government is now experiencing more and more criticisms from its country and abroad as they are accused of mismanaging a crisis involving the outbreak of E.coli which has already killed at least 20 people.
However the government is making its move to solve this problem. The health officials, on the other hand, say that the rate of the infections had reduced slightly in over a little period of time. The federal health minister, Daniel Bahr stated, “There is much to suggest that we have put the worst behind us.” Bahr further noted that they still do not know how the outbreak came to spread.
Germany’s disease control agency, Robert Koch Institute stated, “There is a number of 2,325 cases of E.coli infection, confirmed and suspected cases that have been reported and recorded across the country since the month of May.” They added, “There is about 640 cases which involve a potentially lethal complication that affects the kidneys and the nerve system.”
Also, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there are already 23 deaths due to this outbreak – 22 in Germany and one in Sweden. The Koch Institute confirmed this count and noted that 16 of the 22 deaths were due to the complications.
The E.coli outbreak is one of the problems faced by Europe today. German Hospital Federation’s head, Georg Baum said, “I appeal to the politicians to withdraw the planned financial cuts in hospitals.”
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