E. Coli, Cucumber | featured news

An expert at the World Health Organization says time is running out for German investigators to find the source of the world's deadliest E. coli outbreak, which has spread fear across Europe and cost farmers millions in exports.

The World Health Organization said Thursday that the E. coli bacteria responsible for a deadly outbreak that has left 18 dead and sickened hundreds in Europe is a new strain that has never been seen before....

German health authorities struggled Wednesday to identify the source of an outbreak that has struck more than 1,500 people, killing at least 15.

Spain denies allegations its cucumbers caused the illness that has killed and sickened people in Germany and Sweden.

The Czech Republic and Austria take Spanish-grown cucumbers off the shelves after an E. coli contamination in Germany leaves 10 dead.