In January 2025, Santé publique France detected several cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in adults caused by a rare serotype of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, STEC O77g:H18. Epidemiological and traceability investigations linked the consumption of raw-milk cheese to these cases. The outbreak strain belonged to sequence type 69 (ST69) and harbored a Shiga toxin (stx) subtype stx2d located on a unique prophage. Putative virulence genes cdt-VABC, hlyE, <
Analysis of the genetic and phylogenetic context of Escherichia coli O77g:H18 associated with clustered cases of HUS in France in 2025
Fabien Vorimore·Sabine Delannoy·Aurélie Cointe·Justine de Larminat·Philippe Bidet·Stéphane Bonacorsi·Carolina Silva Nodari·François-Xavier Weill·Patrick Fach·Maï-Lan Tran
