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'30 days of hell' for US victim of German E. coli

(AP) -- In early May, John Meyer stayed at a lakeside hotel in Hamburg, Germany. He attended a business conference. He went sailing. And he became one of the few U.S. victims in one of the worst food poisoning ...

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created Jul 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

French woman dies of E. coli

(AP) -- A 78-year-old French woman died early Saturday morning from complications of E. coli infection but a doctor said she was not suffering from the strain that has infected many other people in France and Germany.

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created Jul 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France recalls hamburgers after E. coli scare

(AP) -- French health authorities ordered a recall of hamburger patties sold by a German supermarket chain after seven children were infected by the E. coli bacteria, though officials ruled out Thursday any link between ...

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created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Variety of EHEC bacteria found in Dutch sugar-beets

Dutch health authorities said Thursday they found EHEC bacteria in sugar-beets exported to Germany and Belgium, but it was a different variety to the deadly strain that has killed 25 people.

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created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Heated fight breaks out over E. coli farm payments

(AP) -- Big fruit and vegetable producers Spain, Italy and France angrily demanded compensation Tuesday for farmers who have been blindsided by huge losses in the E. coli outbreak, forcing the EU farm chief ...

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created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outbreak in Europe blamed on 'super-toxic' strain (Update 2)

(AP) -- Scientists on Thursday blamed Europe's worst recorded food-poisoning outbreak on a "super-toxic" strain of E. coli bacteria that may be brand new.

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created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

European food outbreak soars; mystery deepens

(AP) -- The number of people hit by a massive European outbreak of foodborne bacterial infections is a third bigger than previously known and a stunningly high number of patients suffer from a potentially ...

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created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suspected swine flu deaths in Mexico top 100

(AP) -- The Mexican government is trying to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu as a new work week begins by urging people to stay home Monday if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to ...

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Canada confirms 4 swine flu cases among students

(AP) -- Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level.

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created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 9