Agritourism and Kidding Season: A Large Outbreak of Human Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) Infections Linked to a Goat Dairy Farm—Connecticut, 2016

Agritourism and Kidding Season: A Large Outbreak of Human Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) Infections Linked to a Goat Dairy Farm—Connecticut, 2016

The objective of this study was to determine sources of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) infection among visitors to Farm X and develop public health recommendations. A case-control study was conducted. Case-patients were defined as the first ill child (aged <18 years)...

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Main Authors: Megin C. Nichols, Paul Gacek, Quyen Phan, Kelly J. Gambino-Shirley, Lauren M. Gollarza, Morgan N. Schroeder, Alexandra Mercante, Jocelyn Mullins, Anna Blackstock, Mark E. Laughlin, Samantha M. Olson, Eugene Pizzo, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Laurn Mank, Kimberly Holmes-Talbot, Alycia McNutt, Diane Noel, Anthony Muyombwe, Jafar H. Razeq, Mary Jane Lis, Bruce Sherman, Wayne Kasacek, Laura Whitlock, Nancy Strockbine, Haley Martin, Eshaw Vidyaprakash, Patrick McCormack, Matthew Cartter
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Subjects:
E. coli–Escherichia coli
goat
outbreak
agritourism
diarrhea
Shiga toxin (Stx) producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8b221d0ea48e475c89ec76d27a3c7e51
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