Head of France's National Reference Centre for Escherichia coli (E. coli), Francois-Xavier Weill, has claimed that the cases of deadly kidney disease reported in the past few months in Germany and 11 other nations due to the spread of E. coli was the worst ever outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, since the outburst of E. coli in northern Germany and few other countries, more than 500 cases of the deadly kidney disease have been reported. Out of these
500 infected people, eleven people from Germany and one from Sweden died on Friday.

According to AFP, the deadly bug, E. coli was found in food products and until it has been discovered that which food product was responsible for the infection, more cases will be reported.

Mr. Weill has advised the people to seek professional help in case they exhibit of any symptoms of the infection. He has suggested the people, not to take antibiotics as they are ineffective and may aggravate the infection in some cases. Use of antibiotics on the bacteria could lead to the destruction of blood cells and small blood vessels, which could result in bloody diarrhea.