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Article: DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME HOPING HUNTERS CAN HELP START NEW STUDY ON E. COLI, WILDLIFE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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The California Department of Fish and Game issued the following press release:
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is conducting a new study on how native wildlife affect E. coli presence in three coastal counties. The new study focuses on the bacteria, Escherichia coli 0157:H7 which can cause illness and death in humans. The study will help establish if the bacteria is found in wildlife in Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo counties.
DFG is requesting A-zone deer hunters in those counties if they harvest a deer to take a six-inch segment of the deer's colon to the special drop off locations listed below. Samples need to be kept cool and delivered to a drop off location within three ...