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Fear of killer cucumber grips Europe, 10 dead [1]

Berlin: A virulent form of E coli bacteria blamed on infected cucumbers from Spain has killed 10 people in Germany and sickened 300, health officials said on Sunday while warning people not to eat suspect vegetables.
European health experts on Saturday said the outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome, which affects the blood, kidneys and, in severe cases, the nervous system, was the largest eve

Publication Date: 
30/05/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
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Vegetables [3], Germany [4], Spain [5], Health Effects [6]
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