A man from Honshu Island who traveled to Germany before his death or was related to the epidemic died from E. coli infection

A man from Honshu Island who went to Germany before his death or was related to the epidemic died from E. coli. Officials from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 23rd that a man who died in June...

A man from Honshu Island who traveled to Germany or was related to the epidemic died from E. coli Officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on the 23rd that the cause of death of an Arizona man who died in June may be related to the E. coli virus in Europe. The man had traveled to Germany shortly before his death. The man died in mid-June after suffering severe complications from E. coli, which led to kidney failure. But officials don't yet know whether the strain that killed the man is the same one that has sickened thousands of people in Europe. The CDC said that if the strain is confirmed, the man would be the sixth case and first death caused by the European E. coli outbreak in the United States. It is reported that the deceased man was over 65 years old. Foley, an epidemiologist with the state Department of Health, said the deceased had recently traveled to Germany and developed kidney complications, raising suspicions that his case was related to the E. coli outbreak in Europe. So far, there are five confirmed cases in the United States, two in Michigan, and one each in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. All but one had recently traveled to Germany. A Michigan patient apparently contracted the E. coli virus from another patient, who is related. Foley said officials are not aware of anyone who became infected as a result of being in close contact with the man who died. CDC officials said that there have been no confirmed cases among military personnel and military dependents stationed in Germany, and that U.S. military hospitals in Europe have not seen an increase in medical consultations for gastroenteritis.