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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (09): (WA) barn, O157, final report

E. coli -- Worldwide/UnknownDisease investigators calculated case counts based only on lab-confirmed infection with _E. coli_ O157:H7 or physician-diagnosed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure:- 25 people were confirmed cases;- 9 of these cases were considered secondary cases (the ill person didn't attend the event but had close contact with someone who did attend);- no one died;- 10 people were hospitalized;- 6 people developed HUS.Final environmental sampling Read more [...]