Strategies to Reduce Person-to-Person Transmission during Widespread Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak
During the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak in 2006 in the United States, the primary strategy to prevent illness was to advise consumers not to eat spinach. No widespread warnings were issued about preventing person-to-person (secondary) transmission. A disease transmission model, fitted to the cu...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1264_article |