An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 infections associated with flour—Canada, 2016–2017†

As of May 23, 2017, 29 cases of a new Escherichia coli O121 infection have been identified in six provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan) linked with the consumption of uncooked flour. One additional case was identified in a U.S. resident wh...

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Main Authors: Morton, V, Cheng, JM, Sharma, D, Kearney, A
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2017
Subjects:
Brief Communication
British Columbia
Canada
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864315/
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Summary:As of May 23, 2017, 29 cases of a new Escherichia coli O121 infection have been identified in six provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan) linked with the consumption of uncooked flour. One additional case was identified in a U.S. resident who traveled to Canada during the exposure period. Patients’ ages ranged from 2–79 years (median = 23.5 years) and 50% were female.

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