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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (19): (UT, AZ) O157, fatalities, susp. livestock exposure
E. coli -- United StatesInfected animals are the likely cause of an _E. coli_ [O157] outbreak that killed 2 children and sickened 10 others recently in Hildale, Utah and adjoining Arizona communities, health officials said on Fri 28 Jul 2017.The news release from the Southwest Utah Public Health Department referred to the animals as "livestock," but did not provide further description. While livestock were likely the source, person-to-person contact spreads the bacterium, the news release said.David Read more [...]
