毒黄瓜是指受到肠出血性大肠杆菌（EHEC）“污染”的黄瓜。食用这种带有大肠杆菌的黄瓜可引发致命性的溶血性尿毒症，可影响到血液、肾以及中枢神经系统等。毒黄瓜引起的疫病从2011年5月中旬开始在德国蔓延，并且疫情继续扩散，截止到5月29日，已有10人死亡，另有数百人感染。此外，包括瑞典、丹麦、英国和荷兰在内的多个国家均已报告感染病例，欧洲一时陷入恐慌。
德国近期一直不受邻国欢迎，西班牙“毒黄瓜”的错误警告将会进一步损害其在邻国的形象。
The false alarm about Spanish cucumbers will further scuff Germany's image in a neighbourhood where it has not been popular lately.
德国卫生部门首先追查到西班牙有机黄瓜受到了病毒感染，建议民众远离“毒黄瓜”，沙拉和生蕃茄。
German health authorities at first traced the infection to organic cucumbers from Spain and advised people to avoid them, along with salad and raw tomatoes.
此前死亡案例都发生在德国，还有329个已经确认收到感染的病例，现在美国也出现三名毒黄瓜受害者。
All the deaths have occurred in Germany, where there are 329 confirmed infections, but cases have now spread to the US -where three victims have been identified.
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