Open AccessEnterohemorragische E. coli met speciale aandacht voor de bij de Duitse uitbraak betrokken stam O104:H4
Author(s) -
Adelheid Joris,
Daisy Vanrompay,
Karen Verstraete,
Koen De Reu,
Lieven De Zutter
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vlaams dierengeneeskundig tijdschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0303-9021
DOI - 10.21825/vdt.v81i1.18371
Subject(s) - vtec , german , outbreak , escherichia coli , biology , geography , virology , archaeology , genetics , gene
This review deals with the epidemiology and ecology of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), a subset of the verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), and subsequently discusses its public health concern. Attention is also given to the outbreak strain O104:H4, which has been isolated as causative agent of the second largest outbreak of the hemolytic uremic syndrome worldwide, which started in Germany in May 2011. This outbreak strain is not an EHEC as such but possesses an unusual combination of EHEC and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC) virulence properties.