| ■ More Illnesses, Another Death in E. Coli Outbreak | 2011.06.10 |
| Another person in Germany has died in the E. coli outbreak and 160 more have been reported ill, the country's national disease control center said Thursday. So far, 2,808 people have been reported sickened in Germany, including 722 with a serious complication that can cause kidney failure, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the Associated Press reported. There have been 97 people reported sick in 12 other European countries, as well as three in the United States, the World Health Organization said. Deaths from the E. coli outbreak total 27 -- 26 in Germany and one in Sweden. The source of the outbreak has not been identified, the AP reported. |