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E.coli cases 'likely to rise' after outbreak linked to 'food item'

Jun 07, 20247 min
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Episode description

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed at least 37 people were admitted to hospital as a result of an E.coli outbreak, and testing indicates most of the 113 cases reported across the UK are from a single source. We speak to Cath Rees, professor of microbiology at the University of Nottingham about everything we know so far. 


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