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

• 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/

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...