European Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Dalli German Health Minister Bahr and Agriculture Minister...
European Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli, German Health Minister Daniel Bahr and Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (L- 2nd R) address a news conference after a meeting in Berlin, June 8, 2011. Germany expects the death toll from the E.coli outbreak to rise although the number of new infections from the virulent strain of bacteria that has killed 24 people is likely to drop, the government said on Wednesday. Dalli urged Germany to seek the help of international experts in dealing with what may be the deadliest outbreak of EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) so far, which has stricken over 2,400 people in 12 countries. All cases have been traced back to near Hamburg in northern Germany. Man at right is unidentified. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)