A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts Grown from Contaminated Seeds

A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts Grown from Contaminated Seeds

A multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections occurred in the United States in June and July 1997. Two concurrent outbreaks were investigated through independent case-control studies in Michigan and Virginia and by subtyping isolates with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Isola...

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Main Authors: Thomas Breuer, Denise H. Benkel, Roger L. Shapiro, William N. Hall, Mary M. Winnett, Mary Jean Linn, Jakob Neimann, Timothy J. Barrett, Stephen Dietrich, Frances P. Downes, Denise M. Toney, James L. Pearson, Henry Rolka, Laurence Slutsker, Patricia M. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
E. coli
Escherichia coli
O157:H7
alfalfa sprouts
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0609_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0609_article

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