E.coli Outbreak 大肠杆菌爆发
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_11125879/bbc_tae_320_ecoli_outbreak_110608_tae_320_ecoli_outbreak_audio_au_bb.mp3[/audio]Europe has been [b]in the grip of[/b] an [b]outbreak[/b] of [b]E.coli, [/b]which has so far [b]infected[/b] 2,400 people and killed 24.
Most [b]cases[/b] have been caused by [b]contaminated[/b] food produce, although E.coli can [b]spread[/b] from person to person.
Daniel Bahr, the German health minister, has said he hopes the outbreak has [b]peaked[/b]:
"I cannot [b]sound the all-clear[/b], but after analysing the latest data we have reasonable cause for hope. The worst of the illness [b]is behind us[/b]."E.coli is short for Escherichia coli. It is a kind of [b]bacterium[/b] that is normally harmless. However, the current outbreak is a new [b]strain[/b] of E.coli which produces a [b]toxin[/b] which can damage the kidneys. [b]Symptoms[/b] include [b]diarrhoea[/b], [b]severe cramps[/b], and [b]fevers[/b].
There has been heavy criticism of Germany's [b]handling[/b] of the [b]crisis[/b].
On Tuesday the European Commission proposed giving at least 150m euros (1.4 billion yuan) to farmers who have lost money because of the outbreak.
Spain has demanded complete [b]compensation[/b] from Germany for financial losses suffered by its farmers because of a false accusation that the outbreak was caused by Spanish cucumbers.
Events took an unexpectedly humorous turn when a Spanish delegate, Francisco Sosa-Wagner, held up a cucumber in a speech to the European parliament and said, "We need to restore the honour of the cucumber." 现在还敢吃什么啊。{:5_115:} [b]回复 [url=http://bbs.tingroom.com/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=392714&ptid=184412]2#[/url] [i]tingroom[/i] [/b]
wash the food you eat clean. It is not so serious as you think.
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