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We are being told that a recent outbreak of E. coli in the UK is due to salad leaves.  Considering the falsities we’ve been told over the last four years about covid, it is reasonable to at least consider whether there could be other causes – such as genetic engineering research or vaccines.

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A recent outbreak of E. coli in the UK is believed to be caused by some supermarket sandwiches containing salad leaves. According to reports, one person has died and 275 confirmed cases have been reported across the country as of 25 June.

“The infection has hospitalised 122 and to date, seven cases of the severe haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a medical emergency linked to [Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (“STEC”)] which can lead to kidney failure and death have been reported,” the Daily Mail reported.

The UK Health Security Agency (“UKHSA”) said that although the rate of new STEC cases is declining they expect more cases in the coming days as further samples from suspected patients are analysed.

We are being told the outbreak is due to salad leaves but we have to ask the question:  Could the E. coli outbreak be related to gain-of-function or protein engineering research, or even vaccines?

Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a widely used bacterium in protein engineering due to its simplicity (it is easy to manipulate), low cost and high yield of recombinant proteins. Dr. Sabine Stebel, who completed her PhD in protein engineering, said in a presentation to Doctors for Covid Ethics that directed protein evolution, which uses E. coli in the process, has been common practice since the 1990s.

E. coli has been used to produce human proteins (such as insulin, interferon and growth hormone), enzymes (such as lactase and amylase for industrial applications) and antibodies (such as monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic applications).

Mammalian cell lines are now commonly used for glycosylated protein production (where a carbohydrate is attached to a protein) but E. coli remains the organism of choice for expressing heterologous proteins in therapeutic applications.  Heterologous proteins are proteins that are produced in a cell or organism that is not their natural host.

Approximately 30% of all approved therapeutic proteins are produced in E. coli, according to a 2018 mini-review published in FEMS Microbiology Letters.  The abstract stated:

In his 1977 book ‘Paper Doctors’, Dr. Vernon Coleman warned of the dangers of genetic engineering using E. coli.  He wrote:

It’s not only laboratory accidents or leaks we should consider as a culprit of the recent E. coli outbreak.  E. coli is present in some routine vaccines

E. coli has been engineered to be used as a platform for producing vaccine antigens because of its ability to express foreign proteins and its ease of cultivation makes it an attractive choice for vaccine development.

Scientists have modified E. coli to produce virus-like particles (“VLPs”) that can be used as vaccine delivery systems.  E. coli-derived VLPs have been used for vaccines against various diseases in humans and animals. 

In the UK, there appears to be only one E. coli-derived VLP vaccine for humans: Hecolin, the first licensed E. coli-derived vaccine, for the prevention of hepatitis E virus (“HEV”).

The following table is taken from a 2017 paper published in the journal Vaccines titled ‘Escherichia coli-derived virus-like particles in vaccine development’ which shows a list of vaccines that had been developed or were being developed using E. coli at that time.

Table 1
E. coli-derived VLP based vaccines or vaccine candidates
Vaccine nameCompany/InstitutionVLP platformVaccine antigenClinical Trial/ApprovedReference or clinical trial identifier (NCT) *
Prophylactic vaccines
 HEV HecolinXiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd (Xiamen, China)HEVHEV capsid polypeptideLicensed18, 19
 HPV HPV16/18Xiamen University, Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., LtdHPVHPV16/18 L1 major capsid proteinPhase IIINCT01735006
 HPV6/11Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd (Beijing, China)HPV6/11 L1 major capsid proteinPhase IINCT02710851
 ACAM-FLU-AaSanofi PasteurHBcAgInfluenza A M2ePhase INCT00819013
 gH1-QbetaaA*STAR and Cytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage Qβglobular head domain (gH1) of haemagglutinin (HA)Phase I61
 MalariVax (ICC-1132)aApoviaHBcAgPlasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite proteinPhase INCT00587249
Therapeutic vaccines
 HBV ABX203 (HeberNasvac)bThe Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, CubaHBVHBsAg/HBcAgLicensed65, 66
 Allergic rhinitis and asthma CYT003-QβG10aCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβG10 (CpG DNA)Phase IINCT00890734
 Malignant melanoma CYT004-MelQβG10aCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβMelan-4, G10 DNA (CpG)Phase IINCT00651703
 Alzheimer’s disease CAD106aCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβAβ1-6 epitopePhase IINCT01097096
 Hypertension CYT006-AngQβaCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβAngiotensin IIPhase IINCT00500786
 Nicotine addiction NIC002aCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβNicotine haptenPhase IINCT01280968
 Type II diabetes mellitus CYT013-IL1bQβaCytos BiotechnologyBacteriophage QβIL-1βPhase INCT00924105
*References or NCT numbers (registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov) are provided
a Chimeric VLP-based vaccines: VLPs as vaccine platforms display heterologous epitopes or antigens on their surface by the way of genetic fusion or chemical conjugation
b Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg), were expressed in yeast (Pichia pastoris) and E. coli, respectively
Huang, X., Wang, X., Zhang, J. et al. Escherichia coli-derived virus-like particles in vaccine development. npj Vaccines 2, 3 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-017-0006-8

In addition to using engineered E. coli as a vaccine delivery system.  There are also vaccines to prevent E. coli which contain engineered E. coli.

Poulvac E. coli is a vaccine used in chickens and turkeys for active immunisation against an infection caused by E. coli serotype O78, also known as colibacillosis. It contains the live bacteria E. coli, type O78, strain EC34195 with a gene (aroA) deleted.  This vaccine is widely used in the UK.

In 2012, the UK approved a Canadian vaccine, Econiche, designed to reduce E. coli O157:H7 shedding in cattle, manufactured by Bioniche Life Sciences. The idea being that if the cows weren’t pooping it, then it wouldn’t spread to humans. 

We were unable to find information about the ingredients or components of Econiche but a 2006 press release published by BioSpace gives a tantalising clue that it contains engineered E. coli:

“To target specific proteins” sounds as if it is something along the lines of protein engineering, gain-of-function or loss-of-function.

In 2012, the UK gave Econiche – which contains engineered or modified E. coli – Special Treatment Certificate authorisation, allowing veterinary surgeons to use the vaccine on visitor open farms – farms which the public visits. 

One could argue that the E. coli in Econiche were engineered so they could not cause disease, similar to the idea of an attenuated virus being used in virus vaccines.  But, as with other microorganisms and viruses, could the bacterium change from its engineered version and even revert to its natural state?

Writing about the contamination of polio vaccines, Medical Veritas said:

Read more: Polio vaccines introduced RSV into populations and now Pfizer’s RSV vaccines carry health risks

There are no licenced E. coli vaccines (to prevent E. coli) for use in humans in the UK. However, researchers are actively exploring their development.

In June 2022, the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (“NIHR’s”) Patient Recruitment Centre in Leicester launched a phase three trial of the “first vaccine to prevent common bacterial infections.”  The trial was to “test the effectiveness and safety of a new, single injection [E. Coli] vaccine which is being developed by Janssen.”

Common infections, such as urinary tract infections (“UTI”), are caused by the bacteria E. coli.  So, the trial was looking for adults aged 60 years and older with a history of UTI. 

Justifying the need for an E. coli vaccine Martin Wiselka, Professor of Infectious Disease at Leicester’s Hospitals and Principal Investigator for the UK trial, explained:

The trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy of the 9-valent extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli vaccine (ExPEC9V) compared to a placebo.  The ExPEC9V vaccine uses sugars that are part of the casing around the E. coli bacteria, which are bound to a protein coming from another bacteria – Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a multidrug-resistant pathogen, meaning it can develop resistance to multiple antibiotics – is capable of causing a variety of infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts including:

  • Urinary tract infections
  • Gastrointestinal infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Pneumonia
  • Septic shock

The first two in the list above are the very infections the 9-valent E. coli vaccine is aiming to prevent. However, we are being reassured that neither of the bacteria in the vaccines can cause disease. 

“The ExPEC9V vaccine contains clean and harmless sugars and proteins, but not the bacteria themselves. It cannot cause E. coli or P. aeruginosa infections,” Stuart Cohen, chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of California Davis Health and the principal investigator of the study, explained.

Could a chimeric organism, a man-made combination of E.coli and P. aeruginosa cause disease?  Cohen doesn’t say.

After all the “rigorous” trials for the “safe and effective” covid “vaccines,” do you trust these novel bacteria “vaccines” and the people who develop and promote them?

It was expected that approximately 18,556 study participants would be recruited worldwide, of which between approximately 2,500-3,000 were expected to be recruited in the UK. Participants will be in the study for about three years after receiving the study vaccine, according to the UK trial’s press release.

Returning to the current E. coli outbreak: Yesterday, UKHSA quoted Darren Whitby, Head of Incidents at the Food Standards Agency, as saying: “Although we are confident in the likely source of the [E. coli] outbreak being linked to lettuce, work continues to confirm this and identify the root cause of the outbreak with the growers, suppliers and manufacturers so that actions can be taken to prevent a re-occurrence.”

UKHSA didn’t give the location of the outbreak, it merely gave the number of “confirmed” E. coli cases in each of the four nations:

  • 182 in England
  • 58 in Scotland
  • 31 in Wales
  • 4 in Northern Ireland (evidence suggests that they acquired their infection in England)

It would be interesting to know if there are any cases in Leicester.

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Rhoda Wilson
While previously it was a hobby culminating in writing articles for Wikipedia (until things made a drastic and undeniable turn in 2020) and a few books for private consumption, since March 2020 I have become a full-time researcher and writer in reaction to the global takeover that came into full view with the introduction of covid-19. For most of my life, I have tried to raise awareness that a small group of people planned to take over the world for their own benefit. There was no way I was going to sit back quietly and simply let them do it once they made their final move.

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Mary Ann Dowrick
Mary Ann Dowrick
1 year ago

I take the UK still has a public health department?? A number of yrs ago, the GP and public health dept was quite diligent when I tested positive to a bacteria carried in uncooked chicken.

A thorough history taking by a GP or practice nurse, followed up by the public health dept, can easily detect the origins of this ecoli outbreak. Recently on the USA, when every one piece of romaine lettuce was pulled off the shelves by public health, the source was traced back to feces of migrant farm workers contaminating crop.

Ecoli from a lab??nah, not this time.

SABABIX1
SABABIX1
Reply to  Mary Ann Dowrick
1 year ago

It’s not e-coli. E-coli – according to the terrain theory – overgrows due to poisoning. The bacteria is not the cause.
I kindly would remind you that cats (and other carnivores) eat their prey raw including chickens and somehow they never get e-coli (like symptoms) or if they rarely does, then they either ate some canned (flea collar minced into it and similar stories) or the meat was off.

I read back then that salad leaves accumulates graphene-oxide and was tested as a vaccine carrier, but it doesn’t have to be a vaccine, just look up to the chemtrails.

The other thing – happened in Spain – they wanted to reach 3 tomato seasons in one year and pumped them with chemicals, finally an oil type was blamed for the killing of many, falsely.

The other interesting thing, that if you google you’ll find bloody diarrhea but bloody urine while the condition could destroy the kidneys… which is weird enough but still sounds like poisoning and all of the rest of the symptoms, too.

I had similar 3 years ago from salad, almost bled out from gut and I was not vaccinated. The salad did it, this is why I know about the experiment with graphene oxide that some plants inc. salads (lettuce) can absorb it without showing dying from it. It caused a very weird feeling in the stomach, heavy and as if it was moving like stones ROLLING in it, but no vomiting or upper discomfort. I was washing the car in front of the 5G that evening and went wet (car is metal can act as antenna boosting the graphene oxide) next day I thought I would die that amount of blood was unbelievable but it has stopped (a big clot come out) and then nothing, I felt not even being unwell.

That doesn’t sound like an e-coli or salmonella or anything like that.
Since then I rarely dare to eat lettuce or romaine lettuce.

Rachel
Rachel
Reply to  SABABIX1
1 year ago

True omnivore and carnivore animals have a highly acidic stomach that can handle contamination in flesh. Dogs can
bury a bone or dead animal and eat it a week later and not get sick. Humans do not have that same ability, we get sick.

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Rachel
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1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Here in the U.S. there have been recall contaminations of vegetables for the past 20 years that all seem to relate to fecal matter from farm animals being the cause. Is there another cause? such as vaccines or toxins in geoengineering?. At this point, with all of the nasties they are throwing at us, you could be correct. Two-headed animals may be next.

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1 year ago

Canada has been “vaccinating” the lettuce for a while now. A lot of Canadian rubbish ends up in US grocery stores. The supermarket has turned into a minefield. Every other day in the USA they are pulling some other food off the shelves due to some type of “contamination”.