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E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E. coli O157:H7
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E. coli O157:H7 and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
E. coli is the name of a common family of bacteria, most members of which do not cause human disease. E. coli O157:H7 is a specific member of this family that can cause bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis) in man. In the eighteen years since E. coli O157:H7 was first identified
About E. coli O157:H7
E. coli O157:H7 was identified for the first time at the CDC in 1975, but it was not until seven years later, in 1982, that E. coli O157:H7 was conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease. Following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea, E. coli O157:H7 was firmly associated with hemorrhagic colitis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated in 1999 that 73,000 cases of E. coli O157:H7 occur each year in the United States. Approximately 2,000 people are hospitalized, and 60 people die as a direct result of E. coli O157:H7 infections and complications. The majority of infections are thought to be foodborne-related, although E.coli O157:H7 accounts for less than 1% of all foodborne illness.Continue Reading About E. coli O157:H7
What causes E. coli outbreaks?
E. coli was officially considered an enteric disease in 1982, when it was determined to be the cause of a foodborne illness outbreak. Since that time, widely publicized E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have devastated families and communities across the globe.
While the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with E. coli O157:H7 have been linked