The government confirmed on Wednesday that several people have been infected with E. coli, including two children. One of the children, aged two, is currently hospitalised at the CHL.

As in neighbouring countries, Luxembourg has detected multiple cases of Escherichia coli.

The Ministers of Health and Agriculture reported 35 cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli confirmed by the country’s medical laboratories as of 26 September. According to the National Health Laboratory (LNS), these strains can cause fever, watery or bloody diarrhoea, severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Among the 35 cases, the LNS identified five enterohaemorrhagic strains, which can lead to more severe symptoms and serious complications.

"Among the recent cases, a 2-year-old child developed haemolytic-uraemic syndrome and was hospitalised at the CHL, with a favourable clinical outcome to date", ministers Martine Deprez and Martine Hansen said in response to a parliamentary question from Claude Haagen Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).

Authorities are investigating plausible epidemiological links between the paediatric case in Luxembourg and recent E. coli cases reported in Germany. Analyses are ongoing, but no specific food product has yet been identified as the source of contamination in either country.

If a contaminated product is identified, it will be immediately withdrawn from sale and recalled, the ministers confirmed.