Victims cucumber 'death' will increase

Number of victims of lethal bacteria-contaminated cucumber is expected to rise, scientists say.

At least 14 people died in Germany due to bacterial infection of E. coli is spread through the cucumber.

Cucumbers are believed to be imported from Spain are contaminated by E.coli bacteria that triggered hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).

"We hope there will be decline in case, but we fear this will only worsen," said Oliver Grieve from the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein place in which the victims being treated.

Spanish officials say there is still not certain whether the cucumbers were from Spain.

Robert Koch Institute (RKI), an institute of the disease centers in Germany, confirmed the existing 329 cases of poisoning, but some reports refer to the number 1200.

Meanwhile, outbreaks of disease caused by cucumber 'death' there were 36 confirmed cases.

Those who fell ill were allegedly recently visited Germany.

Some cases were also reported in Switzerland, Denmark and the Netherlands.

"Very big, very serious"

Spanish Agriculture Minister Rosa Aguilar denied the source of the disease comes from the cucumber Spain and his government will demand losses that arise from this case.

"We think this problem does not arise from the source (country)," the AFP news agency quoted Aguilar.

"The image has been broken Spanish, Spanish producers are also harmed and the Spanish government will not accept this situation," said Aguilar.

Aguilar also called on Germany to find the cause of this outbreak.

German officials have warned their citizens not to consume raw vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes and leaf lettuce.

They also warned of an outbreak will worsen as the source of the disease is still active in the circulation.

World Health Organization (WHO) said the outbreak was "very big and very serious" and called on all countries to jointly search for the source of pollution.

This type of E. coli bacteria known to cause kidney failure aggressive and affect its central nervous system.

Center for Disease Prevention and Control Europe (ECDC), headquartered in Sweden said the spread of bacterial infection is one of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome incidence in the world and the largest of which have been reported in Germany''.

ECDC says that although cases of HUS is usually observed in children aged under five, the deployment is 87% (patients) adults, and most women.