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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (28): (OR) O157, county fair
E. coli -- United StatesTwo _E. coli_ O157:H7 outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Washington State led to CDC establishing recommendations for enteric disease prevention in animal contact settings (). Findings in both outbreaks were animal contact at farms open to the public and inadequate hand washing (14,16). In the Pennsylvania outbreak, 51 persons (median age: 4 years) became ill within 10 days of visiting a dairy farm, and 8 (16 percent) developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal Read more [...]
