VTEC in Germany: Update 2/6/11 Published: June 2, 2011 Cases associated with the outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) centered in Germany continue to rise. A number of countries have now reported cases to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The latest reports on this outbreak from ECDC can be found here.