Wednesday, 5 July 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (14): (UT) O157, fatalities

E. coli -- United States
Utah health authorities were investigating what triggered an _E. coli_ outbreak in a mostly-polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border after the bacteria killed 2 children and sickened 4 others. Early indications suggest the E. coli may be linked to contaminated food or exposure to animals - not the town of Hildale's water supply, said David Heaton, spokesman for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department. He said it appears isolated to one neighborhood.
Officials believe the illness

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