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- adjective That causes
bleeding in theintestines
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Examples
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O157: H7, can cause severe foodborne disease and are referred to as enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
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In Germany, which has recorded the most infections and all known deaths, officials said they believe that at least some Spanish cucumbers tainted with enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, also known as EHEC, have carried the bacteria, although they still have not been able to determine the exact source.
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But enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, or EHEC, causes more severe symptoms, ranging from bloody diarrhea to the rare hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Severe E. coli outbreak in Europe kills 16, sickens 1,150 2011
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Shown, an undated picture taken with electronic microscope shows enterohaemorrhagic E. coli at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, Germany.
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Investigators across Europe are frantically trying to determine how many vegetables were contaminated with enterohaemorrhagic E.coli — an unusual, toxic strain of the common E. coli bacterium — and where in the long journey from farm to grocery store the contamination occurred.
Severe E. coli outbreak in Europe kills 16, sickens 1,150 2011
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While two German tourists have tested positive for enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, also known as EHEC, no so-called homegrown cases have been reported, he added.
latimes.com - News 2011
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More than 2,150 people in Germany have been infected by enterohaemorrhagic E. coli EHEC bacteria.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Although the vegetables in question did test positive for the bacteria, they proved to contain a different strain of E. coli than the deadly enterohaemorrhagic one at the root of this outbreak.
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Although the vegetables in question did test positive for the bacteria, they proved to contain a different strain of E. coli than the deadly enterohaemorrhagic one at the root of this outbreak.
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The Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday that since the start of May a total of 1,064 people in Germany have been sickened by enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, or EHEC, whose symptoms range from bloody diarrhea, to the rare hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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