German E. coli O104 outbreak: 22 dead, 627 HUS, 1,1,526 sick; raw sprouts fingered

The head of Germany’s national disease control center last night raised the death toll to 22 – 21 people in Germany and one in Sweden – and said another 2,153 people in Germany were ill from the bacteria. That figure includes 627 people who have developed a rare, serious complication that can cause kidney failure.

Updates are expected later today.
 

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