Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Related to Animal Contact at a Petting Zoo

Bryna Warshawsky; Iris Gutmanis; Bonnie Henry; Joanne Dow; Jim Reffle; Graham Pollett; Rafiq Ahmed; John Aldom; David Alves; Abdul Chagla; Bruce Ciebin; Faron Kolbe; Frances Jamieson; Frank Rodgers

doi:10.1155/2002/873832

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2002)

Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Related to Animal Contact at a Petting Zoo

Bryna Warshawsky,
Iris Gutmanis,
Bonnie Henry,
Joanne Dow,
Jim Reffle,
Graham Pollett,
Rafiq Ahmed,
John Aldom,
David Alves,
Abdul Chagla,
Bruce Ciebin,
Faron Kolbe,
Frances Jamieson,
Frank Rodgers

Affiliations

Bryna Warshawsky: Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Canada
Iris Gutmanis: Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Canada
Bonnie Henry: Field Epidemiology Training Program, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Ottawa, Canada
Joanne Dow: Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Canada
Jim Reffle: Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Canada
Graham Pollett: Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Canada
Rafiq Ahmed: National Laboratory for Enteric Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
John Aldom: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Laboratories Branch, Canada
David Alves: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ontario, Canada
Abdul Chagla: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Laboratories Branch, Canada
Bruce Ciebin: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Laboratories Branch, Canada
Faron Kolbe: York Region Health Services Department, Newmarket, Canada
Frances Jamieson: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Laboratories Branch, Canada
Frank Rodgers: National Laboratory for Enteric Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2002/873832
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 3
pp. 175 – 181

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the cause of an outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 related to animal exposures so that further transmission could be prevented.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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