Twelve regions affected by cases
As of March 17, 27 cases of HUS or serious infection, linked to E. coli bacteria with similar characteristics, had been identified, “and 31 additional cases are under investigation”, according to the authorities. “The sick children, aged 1 to 18 years with a median age of 5.5 years, presented symptoms between 10/01/2022 and 10/03/2022. Two children died,” he recalled.
“These 58 cases occurred in 12 regions of metropolitan France: Hauts-de-France (13 cases), New Aquitaine (9 cases), Pays de la Loire (9 cases), Brittany (6 cases), Ile-de-France (6 cases), Great East (5 cases), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (3 cases), Burgundy Franche-Comte (2 cases), Center Val-de-Loire (2 cases) Normandy (1 case), Occitanie (1 case) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (1 case)”, details the press release.