Kuwait's killer germ

14 people of different nationalities were reported to be inflected by the killer E. coli germ in Kuwait, Al-Gomhoria daily said today.

Intestinal bleeding and bloody diarrhea are main symptoms of the disease.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health was said to be searching for 14 persons carrying the E. coli germ, as physicians had treated the 14 cases ordinarily and claimed the E. coli issue had not been raised in Kuwait at the time when they diagnosed the cases, the paper added. Kuwaiti clinics and hospitals are being thoroughly examined for any similar cases.