On 19 September 2012, what has so far been the largest known foodborne outbreak of gastroenteritis in Germany broke out in various schools and childcare establishments in the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. A total of more than 11,000 children and youths suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting. Epidemiological studies conducted by the Robert Koch Institu...
