A Waterborne Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Implications for Rural Water Systems

A Waterborne Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Implications for Rural Water Systems

In the summer of 1998, a large outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections occurred in Alpine, Wyoming. We identified 157 ill persons; stool from 71 (45%) yielded E. coli O157:H7. In two cohort studies, illness was significantly associated with drinking municipal water (town residents: adjusted...

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Main Authors: Sonja J. Olsen, Gayle Miller, Thomas Breuer, Malinda Kennedy, Charles Higgins, Jim Walford, Gary McKee, Kim Fox, William Bibb, Paul S. Mead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
antibody
drinking water
epidemiology
Escherichia coli O157:H7
United States
waterborne transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/4/00-0218_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/4/00-0218_article

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