PHA update on large outbreak of E. coli in Germany and France –
The Public Health Agency is continuing to monitor outbreaks of E. coli 0104 infection in Germany and France. E. coli 0104 infection causes bloody diarrhoea and, in some patients, causes haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS), a serious complication that affects the kidneys. To date, there have been no cases of E. coli 0104 infection in Northern Ireland.