MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Dispatch / Vol. 55, September 26, 2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Ongoing Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 Infections Associated with Consumption of Fresh Spinach — United States, September 2006
• Journal Article:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Prevention and Disease Control
• Description:
  On September 13, 2006, CDC officials were alerted by epidemiologists in Wisconsin and Oregon that fresh spinach was the suspected source of small clusters of Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 infections in those states. On the same day, New Mexico epidemiologists contacted Wisconsin and Oregon epidemiologists about a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in New Mexico associated with fresh spinach consumption. This report describes the joint investigation and outbreak-control measures undertaken by state public health officials, CDC, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This investigation and additional case finding are ongoing.
• Content Notes:
  Also published as "Ongoing Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 Infections Associated with Consumption of Fresh Spinach — United States, September 2006", MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2006; v. 55, no. 38, p. 1045-1046.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Escherichia Coli Infections / Epidemiology Escherichia Coli Infections / Etiology Escherichia Coli O157 / Isolation & Purification Foodborne Diseases / Epidemiology Humans Spinacia Oleracea / Microbiology
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2006; v. 55, Dispatch
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  Dispatch
• Publisher:
  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Case Report
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  55
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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