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

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
Source :: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
Abstract: 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

Subjects :: E. coli–Escherichia coli
goat
outbreak
agritourism
diarrhea
Shiga toxin (Stx) producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
Veterinary medicine
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