Tuesday, 27 April 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - UK: (England) O157, imported cucumbers, 2020

E. coli -- United Kingdom
An _E. coli_ O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that affected 36 people has been linked to a fast-food product containing imported cucumbers.
Investigations into the Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ (also called enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_, EHEC) outbreak in 2020 pointed to a certain fast-food meal sold at one restaurant chain with contaminated cucumbers from the Netherlands. Findings provide further evidence that salad items are an important vehicle of EHEC outbreaks, said researchers in

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8332275&promed&0

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