'New E. coli strain causes epidemic'
Fri Jun 3, 2011 12:26AM
Translation by Autumnson Blog
新的大腸桿菌菌株被稱為 ST131。
Scientists at Chinese lab BGI have found that a new highly infectious strain of the bacteria carrying several antibiotic resistant genes has caused the E. coli epidemic in Europe.
在中國實驗室BGI的科學家已發現，一種新的高度傳染性、攜帶有數種抗生素抗藥性基因的細菌的菌株已在歐洲造成大腸桿菌疫情。
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said on Thursday that scientists are still unaware of the source of the new bacteria, and preliminary tests have shown that the bacteria is a mutant form of two different types of E. coli, AFP reports.
世界衛生組織（WHO）週四表示，科學家們還沒有覺察到新菌的源頭，並初步測試已顯示，細菌是兩種不同類型大腸桿菌的突變形式，法新社報導。
The new strain is called ST131 which caused many of the E. coli infections resistant to antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone and cephalosporin classes, scientists have said.
新菌株被稱為 ST131，它造成許多大腸桿菌感染對抗生素抗藥性，在喹諾酮類和頭孢菌素類別，科學家們說。
The killer bacteria epidemic has left over 2,000 sickened across Europe in addition to 18 people who have already died of the disease.
The bacteria can lead to bloody diarrhea and kidney failure. Most of the victims have been young women, but scientists say the bacteria mostly affect young children and older adults.
The WHO also said that the new strain has never been seen in any outbreak before. It has contaminated raw vegetables, prompting several countries to ban imports from northern Europe.
Russia has already banned vegetable imports from Germany and Spain.
The new outbreak of the deadly disease has cast doubt on the current life spot checks at the internal border controls in Europe.
Germany initially claimed the Spanish cucumbers as a possible source, but the tests have refuted the claim.
Madrid has threatened to file a law suit against the German city of Hamburg for making the allegation.
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said, "This is crisis that seriously hurts some businesses in different sectors, and turns them to dust. Spanish products are absolutely clean and the proof is that there is no case in Spain of that bacterium."
The E. coli bacteria are spreading rapidly. Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK have confirmed suspected cases.
American health officials say at least three people in the US are suspected of having fallen ill from the E. coli bacteria after traveling to Germany.
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研究：歐洲大腸桿菌 超毒新菌株
(法新社)2011年6月3日 星期五 09:05
（法新社巴黎 2日電） 實驗室今天指出，DNA顯示，德國 致命大腸桿菌是新菌株，基因組成能解釋毒性為何如此劇烈。
中國華大基因研究院告訴法新社，基因序列顯示1種「全新超毒大腸桿菌菌株」，也發現對抗生素有抗藥性。
華大基因指出，這是種新的血清型菌株，「無關乎先前的」任何大腸桿菌疫情。
華大基因從深圳 發佈聲明稿指出，正與德國北部的漢堡 －艾本德大學醫院（University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf）合作，這所大學位處18死、超過2000人感染的疫情中心點。
華大基因指出，初步分析顯示，基因序列有93%類似腸聚集性大腸桿菌O104菌株，只出現在中非共和國，已知會造成嚴重腹瀉。
不過根據華大基因，這種細菌也含有另一種稱作腸道出血性大腸桿菌的基因。（譯者：中央社李威翰）1
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