Sporadic Occurrence of Enteroaggregative Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Similar to 2011 Outbreak Strain

Sporadic Occurrence of Enteroaggregative Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Similar to 2011 Outbreak Strain

We describe the recent detection of 3 Shiga toxin–producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O104:H4 isolates from patients and 1 from pork in the Netherlands that were genetically highly similar to isolates from the 2011 large-scale outbreak in Europe. Our findings stress the importance of safeg...

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Main Authors: Claudia E. Coipan, Ingrid H. Friesema, Maaike J.C. van den Beld, Thijs Bosch, Sabine Schlager, Menno van der Voort, Christina Frank, Christina Lang, Angelika Fruth, Eelco Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
STEC
zoonoses
foodborne infections
public health
enteroaggregative E. coli
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0037_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0037_article

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