Article: E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to salami in British Columbia.

2004 JUN 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was linked to salami in British Columbia, Canada.

According to recent research published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection, "An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections was identified in November 1999 with a five-fold increase in the occurrence of laboratory-confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection. A matched case-control study was conducted. Samples of food from cases and from retailers were analyzed for the presence of E. coli O157:H7."

"A total of 143 cases were identified over a 12-week period with the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern," ...

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