Germany criticized even as E. coli outbreak slows

Plasmid pGLO in E.coli DH5 alpha. (ImageWikimedia Commons)

German officials, however, reported a slight fall in the rate of newly reported infections. "There is much to suggest that we have put the worst behind us," said Daniel Bahr, the federal health minister. Still, officials said they did not know the source of the outbreak. Read on.