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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Main Authors: Edmund Y.W. Seto, Jeffrey A. Soller, John M. Colford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1264_article