Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Rangel, Josefa M. ; Sparling, Phyllis H. ; Crowe, Collen ; Griffin, Patricia M. ; Swerdlow, David L.
Rangel, Josefa M. ; Sparling, Phyllis H. ; Crowe, Collen ; Griffin, Patricia M. ; Swerdlow, David L. Less -
Description:
Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 illnesses in the United States annually. We reviewed E. coli O157 outbreaks reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better understand the epidemiology of E. coli O157. E. coli O157 outbreaks (>or=2 cases of E. coli O157 infection with a common epidemiologic exposure) reported to CDC from 1982 to 2002 were reviewed. In that period, 49 states reported 350 outbreaks, representing 8,598 cases, 1,493 (17%) hospitalizations, 354 (4%) hemolytic uremic syndrome cases, and 40 (0.5%) deaths. Transmission route for 183 (52%) was foodborne, 74 (21%) unknown, 50 (14%) person-to-person, 31 (9%) waterborne, 11 (3%) animal contact, and 1 (0.3%) laboratory-related. The food vehicle for 75 (41%) foodborne outbreaks was ground beef, and for 38 (21%) outbreaks, produce.
Subjects:
[+]
Animals Cattle Dairy Products Disease Outbreaks Disease Reservoirs Escherichia Coli Infections Escherichia Coli O157 Food Microbiology Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Humans Laboratory Infection Meat Research Vegetables Water Microbiology
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):603-609.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:31c34c37c5c854c4e8e594e6a49eefc8f91afa40ec90793d13511a0ef513fd63
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7829/cdc_7829_DS1.pdf
File Type:

Supporting Files

• 	04-0739-F5.gif	gif
  	04-0739-F5.jpg	jpeg
  	04-0739.nxml	txt
  	license.txt	txt
  	04-0739-F1.gif	gif
  	04-0739-F1.jpg	jpeg
  	04-0739-F2.gif	gif
  	04-0739-F2.jpg	jpeg
  	04-0739-F3.gif	gif
  	04-0739-F3.jpg	jpeg
  	04-0739-F4.gif	gif
  	04-0739-F4.jpg	jpeg

More +