A Waterborne Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Implications for Rural Water Systems1

A Waterborne Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Implications for Rural Water Systems1

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: Olsen, Sonja J., Miller, Gayle, Breuer, Thomas, Kennedy, Malinda, Higgins, Charles, Walford, Jim, McKee, Gary, Fox, Kim, Bibb, William, Mead, Paul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730238/

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