CA and US E. coli – Will 2 Outbreaks Become 1?

By: Heather Williams What seemed like an outbreak of E. coli in Canada seems to be reaching farther than initial reports.  Starting in early December, the Public Health Agency of Canada identified an outbreak with symptoms originating as early as November 2017.  On the last report on the Public Health Notice from the Public Health Agency of Canada on December 28, 2017, the illnesses are up to 41 cases, including 17 hospitalizations, and 1 death and spanning 5 of Canada’s Eastern provinces.  As at least one new case was added on that report, and authorities believe the outbreak is not over and the still unknown source is still causing illness.  Based on patient interviews, the Canadian health agency believes that the outbreak is linked to romaine lettuce.  Most of those who were interviewed reported that they consumed romaine lettuce prior to becoming ill with this diarrheal illness.  Unfortunately, despite the Canadian Food Inspection Agency…

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