Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feral Swine near Spinach Fields and Cattle, Central California Coast1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jay, Michele T. ; Cooley, Michael ; Carychao, Diana ; Wiscomb, Gerald W. ; Sweitzer, Richard A. ; Crawford-Miksza, Leta ; Farrar, Jeff A. ; Lau, David K. ; O’Connell, Janice ; Millington, Anne ; Asmundson, Roderick V. ; Atwill, Edward R. ; Mandrell, Robert E.
• Description:
  We investigated involvement of feral swine in contamination of agricultural fields and surface waterways with Escherichia coli O157:H7 after a nationwide outbreak traced to bagged spinach from California. Isolates from feral swine, cattle, surface water, sediment, and soil at 1 ranch were matched to the outbreak strain.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Cattle Dispatch Feces Gastrointestinal Contents Soil Microbiology Spinacia Oleracea Swine
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1908-1911.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:38eee2f1fabab9b7ba287fc5f4d37049f6cdc530705932de9a374702de03d4c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16904/cdc_16904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 277.37 KB ]