Dozens of people across 13 states have become sick after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders contaminated with E. coli. At ...

An Avon family is seeking answers from the FDA after their 10-year-old son nearly died from E. coli, which was linked to an ...

Prof. Hugh Pennington However, in the 1980s, a new strain of E. coli appeared – STEC, short for Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli, also known as E. coli O157: H7. As the name suggests, this strain ...

Some types are harmless but others can make people seriously ill. The variety in this outbreak, Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O145, can attack the gut's lining. Most people recover well but ...

A Class I recall is used when "a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death," according to the FDA.

In May 2024, public health agencies and laboratories identified an increase in stool specimens submissions and patients testing positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Whole genome ...

E. coli O121:H19 is a Shiga toxin-producing version, which means it’s more likely to cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). That form of kidney failure can turn E. coli from just a foodborne illness ...

Molecular Detection of fecal-bacterial contamination on grocery store shopping cart handles within the Sacramento region. 2009 Donica Larson. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in ...

The Food and Drug Administration said the recalled products may have been contaminated with the Shiga toxin-producing type of E. coli. So far, of the 38 cases reviewed by the CDC, none have ...

Public Health Wales say there have been a total of 31 cases of E.coli in Wales Thirteen people have been hospitalised in Wales after being infected with E. coli in an ongoing outbreak, Public ...