E.coli outbreak kills Swedish woman as death toll hits 16 - but cucumbers are NOT to blame

The deadly E.coli outbreak has claimed its first victim outside Germany.
A woman in Sweden, who had recently returned from Germany, died, bringing to 16 the number of people who have so far been killed.
The bacteria was originally  linked to Spanish cucumbers imported into Germany, but officials admitted yesterday that new tests had ruled them out.
Germany recognises that the Spanish cucumbers are not the cause,’ state secretary for agriculture Robert Kloos said outside a European Union farm ministers meeting in Hungary.
The exact source of the virulent strain of the bacteria is still not known, but scientists said the suspicions about vegetables or salads being a possible source were well-founded since cattle manure used in fertiliser can harbour  E.coli.