E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes of Escherichia coli. E. coli O157:H7 was first recognized as a pathogen in 1982 during an investigation into an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis ...

Half a dozen people are sick in an ongoing E. coli O157 outbreak in Denmark. Since late March, six E. coli O157:H7 patients have been identified, and one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome ...

A specific strain of E. coli associated with leafy greens has been the source of ongoing enteric illness since late 2016, according to research published in a Centers for Disease Control and ...

A team led by Purdue University's Bruce Applegate has developed a new time-saving assay to detect an especially severe strain of E. coli in ground beef. "The issue is, you need to have a detection ...

The purpose of the Preparation Module is to estimate the occurrence and extent of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in consumed ground-beef servings. The approach involves determining the frequency of ...

The strain of E. coli O157:H7, suspected in the McDonald’s foodborne Illness cases this week, has beset the foodservice industry for decades. E. coli O157:H7 was the strain that in 1992-93 led to an ...

Among 26 people interviewed, 22 (86%) reported eating at a Wendy's restaurant in the week before their illness started. The Wendy's restaurants where sick people ate are in Michigan, Ohio, and ...

The FDA, along with the CDC and our state and local partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak associated with spinach consumption. “Thus far, the FDA has ...