Ill almost 9000 children and teachers
authorities are cautious
Nearly 9000 children and young people in East Germany are suffering - much more than initially announced. Meanwhile, there are the first clues to the cause: In some cases, the highly contagious norovirus detected. With a rating to restrain the authorities. Too large, the uncertainty after the scandal was EHEC.
Also, the State Laboratory Berlin-Brandenburg studied food samples of affected schools. It's a review yet.
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Of the massive gastrointestinal diseases in East Germany more children and adolescents are affected than previously known. "Nationwide, almost 9000 cases of disease known", said the spokesperson of the Berlin health management with on Saturday afternoon. In Saxony and Thuringia, now the highly infectious norovirus was detected. But in evaluating these results, the authorities are careful. You appear to have drawn lessons from the sometimes chaotic EHEC crisis management. Whether noroviruses are the main source is, therefore, remains unclear...
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