Escherichia Coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Seasonal Consumption of Raw Ground Beef — Wisconsin, December 2012–January 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Quest, Carol ; Klos, Rachel ; Davis, Jeffrey P. ; Canon, Abbey J.
• Description:
  On January 8, 2013, the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene notified the Wisconsin Division of Public Health (WDPH) of two patients with Escherichia Coli O157:H7 clinical isolates that had indistinguishable, but commonly identified, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. The two patients were interviewed by local health departments within 1 day of the initial report. They revealed that they had eaten raw ground beef purchased from the same meat market and served as "tiger meat" or "cannibal sandwiches." In this dish, the raw ground beef typically is served on rye bread or crackers with onions and is a traditional winter holiday specialty in certain regions of the upper Midwest. Five agencies (the Watertown Department of Health; WDPH; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service; and CDC) investigated to determine the magnitude of the outbreak, prevent additional infections, and better understand raw ground beef consumption.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Escherichia Coli Infections Escherichia Coli O157 Female Food Microbiology Humans Infant Male Meat Middle Aged Notes From The Field Seasons Wisconsin Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(48):987.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24304831
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4585547
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  48
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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