Case Count Maps | Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Ground Beef | May 2014 | E. coli | CDC

Case Count Maps | Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Ground Beef | May 2014 | E. coli | CDC

Pathogen Genomics: Utility in Healthcare & Public Health

CDC information: Multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections

CDC information: Pathogen genomics has changed the landscape of the fight against infectious diseases

CDC Advanced Molecular Detection Initiative

Beating the bugs: The pathogen genomics revolution, Leila Lehushi, PHG Foundation, May 2014  

Health care: Bring microbial sequencing to hospitals, Sharon Peacock Nature News, May 22

Multistate Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coliO157:H7 Infections Linked to Ground Beef

Posted May 19, 2014 7:45 PM ET

Current Case Count Map

Persons infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7, by state*

*n=11 for whom information was reported as of May 16, 2014

A total of 11 persons infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 4 states. The number of ill persons reported from each state is as follows: Massachusetts (1), Michigan (5), Missouri (1), and Ohio (4).

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