German vomiting bug cases soar among kids; single food supplier suspected

The number of children who have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhoea after eating food from school cafeterias and daycare centres has risen from about 4,500 to 8,400, German health authorities said today.

Officials in Berlin and surrounding eastern German states reported the new gastroenteritis cases today, while laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of the outbreak were still under way.