The Hill News

The devastating E. coli outbreak in Germany that has killed at least 37 and sickened more than 3,000 people over the past month is a stark reminder of the threat posed by food-borne illnesses to our children, families, and even healthy adults.

It is also shining a light on a looming public crisis that the scientific community has been warning of for years: the emergence of deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, like the strain spreading through Germany.

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