E. coli is transmitted from person to person

• April 20, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed today (June 3, 2011) that intestinal bacteria E. coli Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC), which has caused the death of people in Germany, can be transmitted from person to person through feces or orally.

"This type of transmission worries us and for this reason we would like it to be strengthen the messages relating to personal hygiene "declared the WHO epidemiologist, Andrea Ellis .

The expert also emphasized that for the moment all of the cases "are related to the Northern Germany ", in such a way that it is believed that exposure to this bacterium:" is limited to that area ".

The following video shows the current situation in Europe and what is reported of this bacterium.