Germany E. coli outbreak: genetic analysis suggests the bacteria is uniqe

[Giray Khan the Brave]

Hi all, this just in on the BBC News website: _http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13626499

As probably quite a few people here have already suspected, the E. coli outbreak in Germany is a completely new strain of the bacteria. I seems that it combines genes from two distinctly different groups of E. coli.

Two points from the article I found particularly interesting:

- Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, a WHO spokesperson, is reported as saying: "This strain has never been seen in an outbreak situation before.'
- Preliminary genetic analysis of the outbreak suggests the bacteria is unique.

This outbreak is also unusual in that this particular strain targets young females more than any age or gender.

Maybe one for SOTT?

 

[Kaigen]

I think this is again one of the media fabricated lies from WHO

I found some statistics but this could be fabricated too.

 

[Giray Khan the Brave]

Hey tonosama,

I think this is again one of the media fabricated lies from WHO

Do you mean 'lies' in the sense that the whole outbreak thing is a lie and a cover for something completely different or 'lies' in the sense that the outbreak is true but they are lying about not knowing where it came from and are acting all surprised at how unique and dangerous it is?