Germany checks E. coli in drinking water

The deadly bacilli E. coli has been identified in the water of the Frankfurt River. That is why Germany has a problem that will strictly test all drinking water sources nationwide.

Russia's Rian newspaper said that the mass deaths caused by intestinal germs proved that the German health sector has not paid enough attention to the quality of drinking water (as well as many countries in the world, people Germany often drank water directly from the tap of the irrigation system, so officials set out to conduct water testing throughout the country.

After food, Germany suspected E. coli appeared in drinking water.
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The head of the Bonn Hygiene Institute, chairman of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Martin Exner, admitted: ' We did not appreciate the danger of drinking water contamination '. According to him, the biggest danger is the rural water transmission system, which is usually checked only twice a year. Meanwhile, in some sensitive locations, people check several times a day.

The head of the Munchen Hygiene Institute, Helge Kark, warns: ' We do not rule out that the bacteria have' nest 'in their surroundings and when there are favorable conditions they will burst into epidemics '.

So far, the O104: H4 strain (also called Husec041) has taken the lives of 42 people on German territory. Scientists have pointed out the most suspicious source of infection is the river flowing through Frankfurt that vegetable and fruit dealers have used to spray up when selling fruits and vegetables imported from Spain.

After the scandal surrounding the bacilli, Exner's Environmental Protection Department has formally asked the state to inspect all German water supplies.