Ontario Reports First Suspected E.Coli Case in Canada Linked to Germany
An Ontario man who returned from a holiday in Germany may beCanada’s first case of E. coli linked to the European outbreak, according to Ontario’s health ministry.
“We do have a suspected case in Ontario that’s related to the E. coli outbreak in Germany,” Andrew Morrison, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, said today in an interview. It would be the first case in Ontario and probably the first in Canada, he said.
The man, who lives in the Peel region near Toronto, is believed to have picked up the toxin during a holiday to Germany this spring, where he ate the local food. See link for more.






