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Escherichia coli (; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).
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An elderly woman died and at least nine other people were sickened after eating fresh strawberries from an Oregon farm contaminated with E.
coli , officials said on Monday.The strawberries were produced at the Jaquith Strawberry Farm in Newberg, about 20 miles southwest of Portland, and sold at farmers' markets and roadside stands, said the state's public health division.Officials stressed that strawberries sold at supermarkets are not linked to the outbreak, which has caused illnesses in several northwest Oregon counties.An 85 year-old woman died from kidney failure associated with the infection, officials said. Among the other nine confirmed cases, four individuals were hospitalized.State health officials believe that another six people who developed an E. coli infection could be part of the outbreak.All the victims fell ill between July 10 and July 29, but Oregon public health officials did not begin their investigation until August 3, said Dr. Paul Cieslak, communicable disease man...A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.The F...
A government investigation published this month has tied raw milk consumption to a 2008 outbreak of E. coli in Connecticut, which landed four people in the hospital ...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Small numbers of Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination with a potentially deadly bacteria are being recalled from stores in Austria...
Germany's national disease control center says the number of people reported sick in a deadly bacterial outbreak is still rising even though German officials say the...
Scientific analysis has failed to show that contaminated vegetables are behind Europe's deadly E. coli outbreak, the EU's Reference Laboratory for E. coli in Rome sa...
A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.The F...
Faced with an unprecedented E. coli outbreak, a team of German doctors is trying something equally new: an antibiotic therapy that some fear could do more harm than ...
Racing to curb the spread of a killer food bug, Germany set up a national task force on Friday to hunt down the source of a highly toxic strain of E.coli that killed...
Illnesses at Iowa Taco Joint Tied to E. Coli OutbreakMonday, December 11, 2006E-Mail Print Share:NEW YORK — Nearly three dozen people fell ill, including 14 who we...
Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of a deadly E.coli outbreak centered in Germany , a move branded "disproportionat...
Woman Paralyzed by E. Coli Infection Settles LawsuitThursday, May 13, 2010PrintA Minnesota woman who became severely ill with an E. coli infection from a tainted ham...
3-Year-Old Boy Dies From E. Coli InfectionTuesday, September 23, 2008PrintHealth officials say a 3-year-old boy from the Denver area died from an E. coli infection o...
Government officials say two more people have died of a bacterial outbreak allegedly caused by contaminated Spanish cucumbers — bringing the number of deaths to nine...
A Minnesota woman who became severely ill with an E. coli infection from a tainted hamburger has reached a settlement with the meatpacking arm of agribusiness giant ...
Is the E. coli outbreak that has killed at least 22 people, sickened more than 2,200, and caused widespread fear throughout Europe a case of a bad turn by Mother Nat...
Federal and local health officials continue to monitor the conditions of four U.S. travelers who developed complications from a rare strain of E. coli they apparentl...
A massive and unprecedented outbreak of bacterial infections linked to contaminated vegetables claimed two more lives in Europe on Tuesday, driving the death toll to...
Federal investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma, Ariz., as a possible source of a widespread E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to the distributor.Fr...
Nestle USA is voluntarily recalling all of their Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products today after reports of a possible E. coli outbreak linked to the inges...
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