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E. coli O104:H4: social media and the characterization of an emerging pathogen.
Bioengineered bugs - 1 Jan 2000
Casey Pat G, Hill Colin, Gahan Cormac Gm
Abstract excerpt
The 2011 German E. coli O104:H4 outbreak resulted in thousands of cases of enterohaemorrhagic illness, with approximately 25% of these progressing to develop haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). This high rate of progression to HUS was the first indicator that the bacterial cause of illness was not a typical enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strain. Collaborative bioinformatic analysis while the outbreak was still...
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