Carrier Prevalence, Secondary Household Transmission, and Long-Term Shedding in 2 Districts During the Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak in Germany, 2011

Abstract

The prevalence of STEC O104:H4 carriers even in highly affected areas appears to be low. Despite prolonged shedding in some patients, secondary adult-to-adult household transmissions seem to be rare events in the postdiarrheal disease phase.