O157:H7 and O104:H4 Vero/Shiga toxin-producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>outbreaks: respective role of cattle and humans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>An enteroaggregative Verotoxin (Vtx)-producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>strain of serotype O104:H4 has recently been associated with an outbreak of haemolytic-uremic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea in humans mainly in Germany, but also in 14 other Euro...

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Main Authors: Piérard Denis, De Greve Henri, Haesebrouck Freddy, Mainil Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/43/1/13