We describe the recent detection of 3 Shiga toxin-producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 isolates from patients and 1 from pork in the Netherlands that were genetically highly similar to isolates from the 2011 large-scale outbreak in Europe. Our findings stress the importance of safeguarding food supply production chains to prevent future outbreaks.
Keywords: Austria; O104:H4; STEC; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; bacteria; enteric infections; enteroaggregative E. coli; food safety; foodborne infections; public health; the Netherlands; zoonoses.