Microbiologist troubled by coli O157:H7 discovery in processed food

摘要

The latest nationwide outbreak, linked to eating prepackaged cookie dough, represents evidence E. coli 0157:H7 may be learning to survive in processed foods, just like Salmonella, warns Craig Hedberg, a University of Minnesota expert on foodborae disease. On June 25, at least 69 people were ill with E. coli 0157:H7 across 29 states, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thirty-four persons were hospitalized, and 64% of those who have become ill are less than 19 years old. In the latest numbers, Washington added a case and Hawaii and Missouri dropped cases when it was confirmed these people did not have the outbreak strain.