coli. certainly what we've heard from an i newspaper. they say they can't explain how their food could have been infected with e. coli. because they say the only thing that goes into their production process is the seeds and water. monita. >> is there a sense that the e. coli outbreak is abating at this time? if they think this farm may be the source of bacteria, people are still getting sick? >> well, certainly there are still new cases of e. coli as well. one of the things we have to keep in mind is that normally when you contract this e. coli, it takes about eight days for it to actually break out in its worst form. so therefore, obviously there could be some new infections. if in fact some of the sprouts that might be infected are still being sold or have been sold. as we said, right now this place is shut and also they are trying to recall all the products that were delivered. but certainly over the past couple of days, yes, there have been new infections. we've also stated that severa

coli outbreak. russia accounts for a quarter of e.u. vegetable exports. >> cucumbers are a key ingredient in russian cuisine. this stand sells two domestic types and one from turkey. you will not find any from the netherlands. russia has imposed an immediate ban on raw fruits and vegetables from the eu. >> it is a serious concern. every country in the world would protect its markets so it does not received such gifts. >> the e coli outbreak is dominating the headlines. a senior official criticized europe for failing to control it. the european commission protests the import ban and demanded an explanation from moscow. >> it is hard to tell what would have been the reasons behind it. what are the reasons of the russian authorities? from our point of view, we think this measure is disproportionate. >> russia has even been checking travellers from the you for suspicious symptoms of the deadly e. coli strain. >> insecurity surrounding gris sent stocks south today -- surrounding greece sent stocks of today. >> there is bad economic data out

coli outbreak spreads beyond europe. expert in hamburg just ahead. >>> welcome back. this is "world one" live from london. we're coming up on 6:00 a.m. in new york, noon in berlin. 7:00 p.m. in tokyo. a real and deadly strain of the e. coli bacteria that's killed 17 people in europe has now spread even further. three cases have been report in the united states. all of the people with the infection had recently been to germany, the center of the current outbreak. for more on that, we want to talk to the chairman and medical director of the hamburg center in germany. thank you very much for being with us. there are some -- some microbiologists are saying this particular strain is -- the e. coli is rarely spread from person to person. this could indeed spread from person to person. >> we know a lot about e. coli because they were dealing with the strains that were out for a long time. this particular strain is special. we've been able to decode the genetic formation a couple of hours ago. we're learning a lot more about thi

all of them have been visiting northern germany. >> they have a bad strain called e-coli toxin e-coli . this e-coli bacteria makes a toxin that gets into your blood and some of the most serious cases shuts down the kidneys. >> german authorities recommend they stop eating leafy salads and tomatoes and cubummers. >> i have no reason to believe that it is going to happen here. >> more than 1700 people world wide are affected by the highly toxic e-coli . 18 people are confirmed dead. antibotics are not treating the infection. that can increase the chance of kidney failure. >> we are in the fact-gathering phase and tracking down the source and eliminating the bacteria from the food chain. this is our priority. >> prevention is the best defense which means avoiding eating the affected food. >> the man known as doctor death has died. dr. jack kevorkian claimed to have helped 130 people take their own lives. dr. kevorkian had been in the hospital with pneumonia and kidney problems. he served eight years in prison for second subbed murder. dr. jack kevorkian was 84 years old. >> in china a te

coli outbreak. at an eu meeting in luxembourg, spain has made it clear it expects compensation. >> we want to ask for compensation for the serious and irreparable damages spain has suffered. it will also ask the european commission to strengthen and improve the alert messages on food safety. >> more than two thousand people in germany have now been infected by the e. coli bacteria. the cases have been concentrated around hamburg. hospitals are overstretched. there have been infections in 12 other countries, linked to travel in germany. german officials say they're almost certain the form they have identified is the source of the outbreak. the also say there's nothing to show that the farmer has done anything wrong. >> after the euphoria of winning the elections, portugal's center-right democrats now face the challenge of implementing a bailout program. the leader says he will form a coalition government. allison roberts has this report from lisbon. it does contain some flash photography from the ver

coli scare. >> angela merkel is in washington and the european debt crisis is everywhere she goes. she and barack obama were bombarded with questions about if and when the european debt problems will end. obama offered american support. merkel vowed that they will do everything to keep business in coming a global problem. -- keep this from becoming a global problem. >> this is the first european leader received at the white house since barack obama became president. barack obama expressed the importance of the relationship with germany. >> in germany, at the heart of europe, is one of our strongest allies. chancellor merkel is one of my closest global partners. [speaking german] >> he praised the german chancellor on a broad range of issues. obama said that germany could play a vital role in rebuilding the country after the gaddafi era ends. at a state dinner on tuesday evening, merkel will receive the presidential medal of freedom. the chancellor, who grew up in east germany, said that without washington's policies during the cold war, she would not have been able to come to the u

coli outbreak across europe. health organization said the culprit is a new, "super-toxic" strain of e. coli bacteria. and the government of china denied any role in hacking google email accounts. but secretary of state clinton said the fbi will investigate. and to kwame holman for what's on the newshour online. kwame. >> holman: there's more on mitt romney's official launch into the 2012 presidential field on our "politics" page. while you're there, sign up for the "morning line" email, a daily dispatch from david chalian and the politics beat. and the government scrapped its food pyramid today, and instead unveiled a nutrition campaign called "myplate." our health unit has the details. plus as part of nasa's 50th anniversary celebration, a new exhibit at the smithsonian air and space museum looks at artwork inspired by space flight. view a slideshow of some of the works on display. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed

coli. officials say they suspect the farm was the source of the outbreak which has killed 22 people. so how long before the german authorities have an answer. yourg ber teen is a medical director at the medical center. as i was saying to you before, there are two angles to the story. there's the scientific and the health side. let's talk about the health side of this story. while they think they may have found the source -- and again that's inconclusive right now, what does that mean in terms of the health scare of this e. coli outbreak? >> we're sort of seeing the back end of this. so far we're seeing a lot fewer patients with primary infection systems. we're fortunately seeing a lot fewer patients, also, with the complication of the infection, the so-called hu syndrome. that's giving hope that the source of the infection seems to be quieting down, possibly no longer active. nevertheless, everybody is focusing on finding that source and quite honestly, i'm most interested in finding that s

coli crisis. japan has more than doubled its estimate of how much radiation escaped in the first week from the fukushima nuclear plant. the syrian town of jisl al-shughour is bracing an attempt by the army for control after state media reported over 100 people have been killed there. the french foreign minister said he was confident of strong western support, though not from russia whom he said would probably veto any initiative. >> the process of reforms, debt, and we think that ba shar has lost his legacy to rule the run. we are proposing to the british and the americans. this is a point of discussion with hillary clinton. we think that now we must go ahead and circulate this draft resolution. we are saying that it will be possible to get -- in favor of the resolution and we see what the russians will do. if they veto, they will take the responsibility. maybe they see that there is -- voters in favor of the resolution, they will change their mind. it is a risk to take and we're willing to take i

coli. there will been be discussions based around what exactly is being done to guarantee food safety in germany specifically and, indeed, across the continent. and then a look at the possible compensation that might be

coli. second, the spread, we have over six nations now in europe with e. coli and this type of e.oli is not only killing people, you mentioned 22, but rendered 600 home with kid these failure and once you have kid these failure from e. coli if you survive that is great but you will have ... this is a problem you will have for life. so i'm puzzled by it. >> do you tell them note to eat vegetables or what? >>guest: there is no source. multiple sources have been identified i am worrying about other motives behind this e. coli outbreak and that this is something that puzzles me. i have asked sign -- scientists is there something going on we don't know. the cdc has been very quiet. what kind of preparations are we doing in the united states? and this is not, this in the kind of epidemic that people say, well, just a warning. this is something that is killing a lot of folks in europe. >> thank you, doctor, great to see you. updating you now on breaking news from a few minutes ago, now word that man, new york congressman weiner, will hold a news conference about 11 minutes from now can t

coli. there will been be discussions based around what exactly is being done to guarantee food safety in germany specifically and, indeed, across the continent. and then a look at the possible compensation that might be given to farmers. and again, as i say, presumably the focus being on spain, because it was spain that was initially singled out by the germans as the probable source of this outbreak. we now know that that is almost certain to have not been the case. >> much anger continuing there in spain amongst those affected. but just on the health aspects of this, obviously very worrying, because food is distributed around the continent so easily and so fast. people want to know how they could possibly escape any safety checks. >> well, i'm sure they will, and that's exactly what these ministers are going to be looking at, trying to work out how this could have gone on for so long. i suppose some of the health aspects of this have been that it's taken a week for the virus itself to mani

coli that is never been detected before. opposition groups want to make way for a transition to democracy. computer hackers have stolen 1 million passwords of a popular website run by sony. part of the company opposed the american arm is the latest in a series of cyber attacks in recent weeks. the company has not commented on any security breach. highly embarrassing and sony must've been working to beef up security after that cyber attack in april. >> we're in the stage where this group of hikers have made this claim that they have into sony pictures and took all this information. if you go the web site run by this group, you can see vast amounts of data, names, telephone numbers, it certainly looks like they have gotten hold of the data, but sony has not yet confirmed the hacking. they said it is just looking into it at the moment. >> how stringent as legislation against this type of hacking? >> whether or not there is legislation, the attackers appeared to be undeterred. sony, as you mentioned a few weeks ago had an enormo

coli that has never been detected before. syrian troops in turkey have called for the president to resign. it has announced plans to send unaccompanied children seeking asylum to detention centers in malaysia. they explain some of the background. >> parents put unaccompanied children on the boats had a charge them very heavily. the hope that the children will be able to start a new life. in the past, that places like iraq, afghanistan, where people tend to of july on them. in all cases, they are intercepted. what the rest trillion government has said, these unaccompanied children could be part of the deal that is part of the australian government's attempts to bolster its border protection. it has been slammed by human rights groups here. >> what have they said that children will be well cared for? >> that is what they have seized upon. there is a very high-level of sexual harassment. there are nine unaccompanied children at the moment at the detention center in the indian ocean. among them, girls. imagine what would happen i

coli strain is a rare one and never seen before

coli outbreak in germany is finally slowing. at the same time, the financial fallout is only beginning. european leaders spent the day trying to hammer out a compensation package for the farmers affected. however, spain's prime minister called the package insufficient. from the meeting in luxembourg, our bbc editor since this report. ds this report. >> there is growing frustration that the source of the outbreak has not been identified, and mounting calls for growers to be compensated. >> this spanish mep, curious that spanish cucumbers had been blamed, demanded that the honor of the vegetable be restored. you could sense the tension at the meeting. ministers from holland and spain objected to the compensation being offered. they were told to sit down. the figure on the table was 130 four million pounds. for growers, that amounted to 30% of the market price. spain later denounced the deal as insufficient. judging by the strength of feeling here today, the level of compensation is likely to go higher. the funds will come from an

coli kills is a kidney infection that generally arises in under 10% of e. coli cases. it's particularly lethal to children and also older people. but this time around, it's affecting more than 30% of victims and a high percentage of those actually adult women. so the question is, how do you know whether you've contracted e. coli. the symptoms include all sorts of things including bloody diarrhea, cramps, and fever. it can take eight days to develop and epileptic fits from the disease. most importantly, scientists need to find the source of the bacterium. until then, german officials are telling people to avoid eating things like cucumbers, tomatoes, and salad leaves. and travelers who suffer from illness on return to germany are told to seek immediate medical advice. >>> take a look at the market numbers. the big jobless numbers are out later today. and the asian pacific region on the sidelines waiting for that. there were gains in the early trading day but they were wiped out by the closing bell. one stock to mention, sony down 2/3 of 1%. more on that in a moment. the

coli infections and this company in northern germany. they think the evidence is quite strong at this point. charles? >> okay. fred pleitgen joining us from berlin on what appears to be the circumstantial identification of a plant between hanover and hamburg, which is thought to be the source of this e. coli kbrout bre outbreak and it's been closed down and products from there have been recalled. >>> the third largest fire ever in the state of arizona continues to rage. meteorologist ivan cabrera is at the world weather center. good morning. >> fresh evacuations across arizona at this hour. 582 square kilometer wildfire, the third largest in arizona history continues to rage out of control. they're at 0% containment. that's terrible here. weather conditions will not be helping. here is the fire. we've got all hands on deck here, 1,300 firefighters working the fire, 2,000 personnel are on scene there working at that fire. over 58,000 hectares have now been burned. the fire's getting dangerously close to community which is is why we've eva

coli outbreak in germany is finally slowing. at the same time, the financial fallout is only beginning. european leaders spent the day trying to hammer out a compensation package for the farmers affected. however, spain's prime minister called the package insufficient. from the meeting in luxembourg, our bbc editor since this report. ds this report. >> there is growing frustration that the source of the outbreak has not been identified, and mounting calls for growers to be compensated. >> this spanish mep, curious that spanish cucumbers had been blamed, demanded that the honor of the vegetable be restored. you could sense the tension at the meeting. ministers from holland and spain objected to the compensation being offered. they were told to sit down. the figure on the table was 130 four million pounds. for growers, that amounted to 30% of the market price. spain later denounced the deal as insufficient. judging by the strength of feeling here today, the level of compensation is likely to go higher. the funds will come from an

coli that may be linked to produce. nbc's erika edwards reporting now that researchers say the strain has never been seen before. >> reporter: this latest form of e. coli bacteria is proving to be more toxic than many doctors have ever seen. hundreds of those sickened so far have suffered kidney failure and also have neurological problems like seizures and language difficulties. no one knows the source of the outbreak, but it's thought to be related to raw vegetables grown in europe. experts say it's unlikely any affected produce would be sold here in the u.s. >> we get most of our produce, either it's grown in the united states, or from countries in this hemisphere, from central and south america. >> reporter: but it's an issue that's even reached the white house. >> we're obviously always concerned about our own food supply, which is why we do so much to ensure that food that is imported into this country is safe. >> reporter: the u.s. centers for disease control says it's been in contact with all of the state health

coli infection. >>> scientists can't pin down where the e. coli outbreak started, so moscow says better safe than sorry. >>> 1 p.m. in moscow. 11 a.m. in madrid. >>> you're watching "world one". >>> violent he can lates in yemen after cease-fire break down between security forces and tribal fighters. >>> uncertain future. japan's prime minister survives a no-confidence vote but he's weakened by rebellion in his party. >>> and the u.s. state of massachusetts is reeling after a series of tornadoes, leaving behind a trail of destruction. >>> we want to start in yemen where there are growing fears deadly street battles are dragging the country to the brink of civil war. the capital has been a flash point for revolt. people who live there say they heard explosions all night long. they describe the fighting as worse than anything before and it's spreading. state tvs says an army general has been killed in the latest clashes. here is the man in the center of the crisis, yemen's long-time president saleh. fo

coli outbreak. residents of the syrian town of fear bloodshed if security forces tried to regain control. time for the business news. many are excited about this. >> nintendo is unveiling its new video game machine in los angeles this tuesday. it has provided little details so far, beyond saying it will offer a new approach to home consoles. its predecessor, the wii, certainly did that, but the stock has crashed back down again. what we can expect from nintendo today -- >> it is a closely guarded secret. the motion controller, again, will be key. we think there will be a build in touchscreen in the middle of it. you'll have the big screen where you play the main game. perhaps if you have a racing screen where the controller becomes a wheel -- you'll have that on the little screen. >> explain to me where it is in the market at the moment and what it is trying to achieve. >> i think nintendo needs to reinvent its lniche. it did it with the wii. nintendo said, there's a huge untapped market out there o

coli outbreak.during an address to member nations in france, he said the outbreaking limited geographickically and warns against any ban on any product. >> it is crucial that national authorities do not rush to give information on the source of infection which is not proven by bacteriological analysis. as this spreads unjustified fears in the population all over europe and creates problems for our food producers selling products in the eu an outside of the eu. >> reporter: that is a specific reference to germany pointing its finger at spanish farmers early on, an accusation that proved to be false but led to major economic losses for spain's produce market. >> i would ask the european commission to immediately activate all mechanisms to compensate the spanish and european sector economically and all to do something about the loss of prestige and image before consumers. >> reporter: the commission is proposing more than $200 million in aid to help farmers affected by the outbreak across europe where

coli outbreak in europe. we learned that a total of four people in the u.s. who recently visited europe have been stricken. tonight here a "world news" fact check, why is the strain so powerful and why are so many women falling victim to it? >> reporter: this toxic strain of e. coli has become one of the deadliest outbreaks ever. 19 dead and more than 1800 sick, spanning 12 european countries. now, concern here. already suspected cases in massachusetts, michigan and we learned today, wisconsin. four people now in critical condition. all exposed to this deadly strain of e. coli. health experts say all of them recently returned from hamburg germany. ground zero for this fatal outbreak. while the specific cause has not been identified, authorities suspect raw vegetables. >> this outbreak, is one of the severest we have witnessed in modern time is associated with produce. >> reporter: who is affected the most? women. authorities point to their diets. >> we have little doubt about that based on the pattern of cases and particularly among women and those who eat sa

gerran ooficials saying organic spouts are not the cause of ttat e-coli outbreak.backtracking onn initial claims the baateria 3 four cases of e-ccli in the u-s linkeddto the german outbreak. (on cam) - that's business. i'm ashley webster. 3 coming up... 3phe paid his mediccllbill with penniee.. and it led to trouble.find out wwat set his man off. -3 off. a police officer on trial for murder. his defeese gets their turn.. on fox 45 news at 5:30. p3

coli.ost: one of our viewers saying -- guest: the person writing it is generally correct, that large outbreaks actually often are associated with production systems where a single accident, a single failure in the food system, can contaminate a large volume of food which is then put on trucks and circulated widely. we have had some of bricks linked to poor handling in restaurants as well. some large outbreaks. one i recall was actually e. coli that direct onto i think it was watermelon and some other fresh products that were eaten at a salad bar. at the bottom line is we need to have the controls in both places, both at brought co- production and at the local restaurant level. host: steve is joining us from orlando, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. i was aware about a month ago of a bill passed, i think it was the [unintelligible] bill saying that american citizens cannot grow unprocessed food. there was a show or video on youtube that was showing that [unintelligible] host: we

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coli strain never seen in humans. and the americans are watching this one closely. >> and a spectacular show. after a long, hard winter, one of the nation's most beautiful places has come alive like never before. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. a lot of people have been saying lately, this country is pulling out of economic recession, perhaps. but tonight, there is evidence to the contrary, and lots of it. some bad set of numbers that show real trouble still ahead. there's housing. home prices at their lowest since 2002. there are now 2.25 million foreclosures in this country. there's jobs, unemployment is stuck at 9%. 8 million americans are on unemployment. all those jobs gone away in the recession. and the cost of living is hitting hard. gas, food, everything is so expensive, that a lot of people, millions of americans are just spending to live. we want to start out by taking a big picture look before we whip around the country. nbc's tom costello here with

coli bacteria.extremely toxic strain that has never been seen in a food outbreak before. >> this bug produces so much serious disease that we think it's a super producer of this toxin. >> reporter: the likely suspects, raw lettuce, tomatoes or cucumbers. ground zero, northern germany. but cases now in 11 other countries, including four sick in the u.s. virtually all people who traveled to germany. while there's no evidence this strain is in the u.s., the outbreak is raising alarm bells about our food safeguards. right now, america tests for just one type of e. coli, and only in beef, not in fruit or vegetables. scientists have discovered there are at least six or seven other strains that can make you sick. there are proposals to expand testing, even as congress debates slashing food safety budgets. so, what can a consumer do? well, cooking meat well will kill e. coli, but it's tougher with fruits and vegetables. we sprayed this cucumber with a special substance to simulate bacteria. you can see it w

coli outbreak began. reports of syrian soldiers shooting protesters as they flee to turkey. >> and christine lagarde gets the backing of african nations. >> weow know where the deadly e. coli outbreak began in germany. the bacteria came from contaiminated bean sprouts from a bean farm in the north of the country. 31 people have died from the new toxic strain. >> this organic farm has ceased production. it may not be the only source of the outbreak but evidence shows the bean sprouts carry e. coli. >> we are relieved of the new findings and how they've been assesed. we hope the new cases will show positive development. >> the rate of new infections is in decline, but 31 have died since consuming the bacteria. thousands are sick and many more could follow. >> i cannot give the all clear yet. the numbers are clearly on the decline. this is a good reason for optimism. >> after coming under suspicion, cucumbers are on the menu. the advice not to eat uncooked sporuts routs is in place. >> the russians are breat

coli.g people antibiotics. it turns out it made everything worse. the strain of e. coli is resistant and second of all the anti-biotics makes it emit more toxins and people get very sick. about 20 people have died of this so far. however the people that have the worst form of this, many of them are going to suffer the consequences for life. many are going to suffer kidney failures for life, others have impairments including neurological impairments. >> fred, what in the world do they do to try to contain it then if they don't know the source, they can't tell people to stop eating this or don't touch that. you could tell people be careful, wash your hands and cook your meat. is that really the only defense right now? >> reporter: it certainly is. it's hard to believe but it certainly is. i talked to one of these doctors. he said listen people come to me all the time. i tell them i don't know what to do. basically right now the only health tip that the german government is giving to the peopl

coli bacteria. and opposition groups meet in turkey as the crack down at home continues. >>> there will be no change at the top level of the world's most popular sport. sepp blatter has been reelected as the head of fifa. he ran uncontested. the man who was running against him dropped out because of a bribery scandal. fifa is reeling from corruption allegations. >> in the end, there was no element at war revolt. sepp blatter was crowned as president of fifa for another four years and promised sweeping reforms. >> we will put the fifa and clear, transparent waters. we need some time to do it, but we will do it. >> to combat corruption, he vowed to overhaul the system used to choose world composts. >> -- world cup posts. >> it will not be the committee that decides where the world cup is held. the entire committee will decide. that despite the reelection, trouble brews behind the scenes at fifa. allegations persist that qatar bought the world cup. >>> joined now in the studio by are sortour soccer cor

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and the e coli outbreak continues. a u.s. congressman is resigning after extending in inappropriate picture of themselves to a young woman. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up, the vivian authorities are accused of manipulating the media after presenting this in the nato bombing attack. many people are evacuated from central and southern china after heavy flooding. ♪ ♪ four weeks, the violence has been building in syria. 120 members of the security force have been reported killed in daily battles of the northwestern town. troops in the town have been unleashing a deadly assault on anti-government protesters for days. here is our middle eastern correspondent. >> syrian tv has been showing this. they have been demanding protection saying they have been attacked from snipers on rooftops. state tv said security men were killed after they tried to help out. they also have been showing a video designed to back the regime's consistent message that it is dealing with an armed insurrection. by all reports from syria, the forces --

coli.ost: one of our viewers saying -- guest: the person writing it is generally correct, that large outbreaks actually often are associated with production systems where a single accident, a single failure in the food system, can contaminate a large volume of food which is then put on trucks and circulated widely. we have had some of bricks linked to poor handling in restaurants as well. some large outbreaks. one i recall was actually e. coli that direct onto i think it was watermelon and some other fresh products that were eaten at a salad bar. at the bottom line is we need to have the controls in both places, both at brought co- production and at the local restaurant level. host: steve is joining us from orlando, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. i was aware about a month ago of a bill passed, i think it was the [unintelligible] bill saying that american citizens cannot grow unprocessed food. there was a show or video on youtube that was showing that [unintelligible] host: we

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it's the deadlist e-coli happening riiht now in europe. and sometime today..everal days of speculation.. infection.german scientists are expecting definitive test results about which foods are c. contaminated.so far.. 22 of them got sick after eating at this germmn restaurant. originally.. scientists suspected lettuce.. cucumbers and tomatoes.but now it lloks likk .. bean sprouts could be the probblm. u.s. officials say this issa european strain, aad our vegetabbes here should be safe. buu ii there anything we can do to ensure thht? joel d. smith is live just outside our studios in north baattmore with the answers straight from the grill. good morning joel d. so you think you can sing? sing?it's our monster jjm star-spangled sing ff.go to our website foxbaltimore dot com ann upload a video of yourself singing tte nattonal anthem..ou could win a hance to sing the star spangled banner when monsttr jam ccmes to m & t bank stadium oo july coming up... it's all greek to me!find out where you can enjoy...food...ffn... and music.. all while learning about greek cultu

coli emerged from a source that's unknown. these are nervous times. >> there is a fear among the staff says this intensive care nurse. there are patients the same age as our children and nobody knows where this is coming from or where it will lead. identifying the bacteria is the first task. it's one that's never caused an outbreak before. and analysis revealed its virulence, understanding it should help trace its source and the quicker that's done, the faster it can be brought under control. >> this is an unprecedented outbreak in its size. it's not quite the biggest ever. in terms of number of cases but it is certainly the biggest in terms of the health impact, the number of cases of people with complications and i'm afraid it will probably be the biggest in terms of the number of deaths as well. >> something about this outbreak means women are most vulnerable. no one knows why. confirmed today is the bacteria is a hybrid. that means two other types of e. coli combine to produce it that may make it more dangerous. it can cer

of course, the coli outbreaks -- e. coli outbreak in europe is something that he will talk about as well. usb for about 20 minutes or so and then we will open up to questions. please, when you get to speak, identify yourself and where you're from and we will take it from there. with that, we will turn over to michael taylor. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, brandon. i am glad to be here. this is billed as a lecture series. i am interested in talking for a few minutes about what is going on in food safety. i want to talk about the most important ideas in the food safety modernization act. it is really important that we relate what that law is about with what is going on in europe. once again, we have a very large, very tragic outbreak of food-borne illness. 22 people are dead and thousands are sick. these impacts will affect them for the rest of their lives. and there is the food destruction. all the uncertainty anthat inevitably surround its upper extend the calls have a negative effect on the food economy

coli outbreak on record. people in 12 countries are now sick with a rare strain of e. coli. the outbreak started in northern germany more than a month ago. now, more than 1,700 cases have been recorded. and 18 people have died. so, how worried should we be in america? "gma" medical contributor, dr. marie savard, is here to talk about that this morning. >> hi, dan. >> so, should we be worried? >> good news. so far, there's been no confirmed cases in the united states. and the four suspected cases, all four of them were in northern germany. >> those people had recently been in northern germany. >> that's right. in fact, one of the four was flying back to this country when they got sick. >> should we be taking the precautions we normally do? when we hear about e. coli? washing our food and things like that? >> the fda has stepped up surveillance of the incoming food, specifically the lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, which are the suspected foods, but we're not sure, coming from both germany and spain. and we were assured yesterday, there were no reports of any identification of