Hundreds of people in Germany eat poisonous cucumbers and suffer from uremia. Vegetables in North Germany suffer heavy losses.
China and Guangzhou Beijing May 29th news, according to the news of China's "news vertical and horizontal", recently, hundreds of people in Germany have been suffering from uremia after eating cucumbers with virus, at least 6 people have died and many other lives are in danger. And the virus is now spreading in Europe.
the expansion of the epidemic caused German consumers to doubt their own vegetables. Now many supermarkets have stopped selling all the contaminated vegetable varieties, causing farmers in the North German region to destroy tons of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.
Why did little cucumber become the culprit of uremia? So where is the source of the virus? What is the specific situation of infection in Germany and elsewhere? In detail, we connect with the international news editor of Chinese voice:
host: what kind of virus is this, what is the scope of the infection now?
reporter:.Quot in Stockholm, Sweden,.Quot, the European Center for Disease Control and prevention, which says the virus in Germany is called bloody Escherichia coli, and the cucumber in Spain may be one of the sources of infection. Two companies from Andalusia, Spain are involved in the food safety incident. European Union health officials have recently confirmed that at least hundreds of people in Germany have suffered from hemolytic uremia due to infection. As E.coli can cause hemolytic uremia, 214 cases of hemolytic uremia have been reported, 186 of them are adults over 18 years, and 146 are women. Currently, suspected cases have been found in Sweden, Denmark, Holland and the UK, but there are no confirmed cases, but suspected patients in Sweden, the UK and Holland have been in Germany before the onset of the disease.
host: is the WHO or related agencies making an explanation on the virus infection?
reporter: the WHO issued a media bulletin in May 27th to warn of the recent outbreak of Escherichia coli in Germany, and suggested that people pay attention to food hygiene, and those with symptoms should be hospitalized in time. But who does not recommend restrictions on travel to Germany or trade with Germany. The World Health Organization points out that Escherichia coli is a common bacterium in the intestines of human and warm blooded animals, and most strains are harmless. However, some strains, such as enteric hemorrhagic Escherichia coli, can cause serious diseases. It is mainly transmitted to humans by eating contaminated food, such as raw or poorly cooked meat products and raw milk. The symptoms caused by the disease usually include abdominal colic, bleeding, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, etc., but about 1/10 of the infected people can develop into hemolytic uremic syndrome, leading to acute renal failure, hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, with a fatality rate of up to 5%. Who also stressed that the only effective way to prevent hemorrhagic E. coli is to sterilize, such as heating or irradiation. Therefore, it is suggested that people.Quot; cook through.Quot; food, especially meat, milk, etc., to ensure that the temperature of the food center is at least 70 degrees centigrade; and the salad of tomatoes, cucumbers and vegetables should be carefully eaten. In addition, because the bacteria can be transmitted directly through human, water and contact animals, the people should pay attention to washing their hands frequently, especially before and after the toilet. For those with symptoms, who reminds not to use antidiarrheal drugs or antibiotics, because this may aggravate the condition.