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Outbreak of E.coli O145 being investigated in US

11th June 2012

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 14 people in 6 different states have been sickened by E. coli O145 over the past couple of months. Three have been hospitalized and 21-month-old Maelan Elizabeth Graffagnini tragically lost her fight for life last week in New Orleans.

Many clinical laboratories do not regularly test for this particular strain of E.coli. However, the O145 strain is one of six additional strains that the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Services recently began testing for in ground beef.

The cause of the outbreak is unknown, and the investigation is ongoing. Infectious disease investigators will interview the victims to determine what exposures they have in common. The CDC says it’s looking at both food and non-food exposures as a source of the outbreak.




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5th November 2024

This Freedom of information request is in relation to the publication date for an outbreak report of E.coli O157 in 2022, where there was 259 reported cases from consuming salad products. ... ...read on
8th October 2024

By email  steve@ecoli-uk.com ... ...read on
9th September 2024

As you are aware, this matter relates to a complaint to the ICO with regard to the UKHSA’s failure to respond to my request for information, made under FOIA, dated 1st July 2024. ... ...read on
13th August 2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) now has to decide if the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) were correct in handling a new Freedom of information request about the 2022 outbreak of E.coli O157 from lettuce and salad leaves... ...read on
5th July 2024

Confirmed cases rise again to 288 in STEC O145 outbreak (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli) from what is thought to have been caused from salad leaves (lettuce) in sandwiches and wraps. ... ...read on
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