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

An Avon family seeks answers from the FDA after their 10-year-old nearly died from E. coli. The source of the outbreak remains unclear.

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 ...

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 ...

However, certain E. coli strains are dangerous because they produce Shiga toxins, harmful substances that can damage the digestive tract. These strains are called Shiga-toxin-producing E.

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 ...

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 ...