Lessons Learned from a Decade of Investigations of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Outbreaks Linked to Leafy Greens, United States and Canada

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause substantial and costly illnesses. Leafy greens are the second most common source of foodborne STEC O157 outbreaks. We examined STEC outbreaks linked to leafy greens during 2009-2018 in the United States and Canada. We identified 40 outbreaks, 1,212...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-10, Vol.26 (10), p.2319-2328
Main Authors:	Marshall, Katherine E, Hexemer, April, Seelman, Sharon L, Fatica, Marianne K, Blessington, Tyann, Hajmeer, Maha, Kisselburgh, Hannah, Atkinson, Robin, Hill, Kristin, Sharma, Davendra, Needham, Michael, Peralta, Vi, Higa, Jeffrey, Blickenstaff, Karen, Williams, Ian T, Jhung, Michael A, Wise, Matthew, Gieraltowski, Laura
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals bacteria Canada - epidemiology Contamination Disease control Disease Outbreaks E coli Epidemics Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology Food contamination Food contamination & poisoning Food Microbiology Illnesses Infections Investigations Lactuca leafy greens Lessons Learned from a Decade of Investigations of Shiga Toxin–Producing Lettuce Medical laboratories Outbreaks Linked to Leafy Greens, United States and Canada Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli United States United States - epidemiology Vegetables Vehicles
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