Europe's E. coli death toll at least 44
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Germany has reported another death in Europe's E. coli outbreak, bringing the toll to at least 44. The national disease control center said Friday that 43 deaths have now been reported in Germany, the outbreak's epicenter. Another person has died in Sweden.
In its own update Friday, the World Health Organization included a further death in the United States. However, it cautioned, as US officials also have, that it isn't yet confirmed that the Arizona man, who had visited Germany and died in mid-June, was sickened by the same bacteria strain. Although the death toll is still rising, the number of new infections peaked on May 22 and has declined significantly over the past two weeks. (AP)
