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International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: Mon 3 May 2010
Source: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy) News [edited]
The strain of non-O157 _Escherichia coli_ that has caused recent illnesses
in Ohio, Michigan, and New York has been identified, but the food source
remains unknown, according to health officials. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the strain as O145, which, like
O157, produces Shiga toxin, according to Jennifer House, spokeswoman for
the Ohio Department of Health.
A CDC team arrived in Ohio yesterday [2 May 2010] to assist in the
investigation, House told CIDRAP News.
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