This past summer, Germany was the epicenter of an unthinkably large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 (STEC O104:H4) infections. According to the CDC’s update in July, the outbreak included 852 patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome(HUS)–a type of
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Hamburg Grapples with Lethal E. coli Outbreak
HAMBURG, Germany — Here at the epicenter of an E. coli earthquake that has sent tremors through this country, as well as the rest of Europe, confusion is rampant as locals struggle to understand the nature of the pathogen, and…
Hamburg DPA Files Bank €200,000 For Accessing Customer Data and Customer Profiling
On November 23, 2010, the data protection authority (the “DPA”) of the German federal state of Hamburg fined regional financial institution Hamburger Sparkasse AG (“Haspa”) €200,000 for illegally allowing its customer service representatives access to customers’ bank data, and for…
South Carolina Monument In Hamburg
By propertyprof
Thanks to Ann Bartow for a pointer to this story from the South Carolina newspaper The State on the Hamburg, South Carolina massacre of 1876 and the monument that’s already there–as well as efforts at historical preservation in Hamburg. Here’s…