Escherichia Ecoli 0157:H7
Affects 73,000 People A Year
Most Ecoli are normal residents of the human colon....
There are certain strains of of Ecoli, like Ecoli 0157:H7, that can produce severe illness in people as well as animals!
DID YOU KNOW?
E.coli 0157:H7 was first recognized as a pathogen in 1982. This bacterium can also be transmitted from person to person. People who swim in pools contaminated with feces-from a baby's diaper can be infected with this organism.
Farm To Table Continuum
A multi-step journey that food travels through before it is consumed...or lands on YOUR table!
E.coli 0157:H7 Foods Most At Risk Graph
This graph tells the story of the highest to least threat!
Recall Notifications for E.coli 0157:H7
This bar graph shows the incidence of food recalls due to contamination of E.coli 0157:H7 from 1994 to 2012-13....wonder what happened in 2002?
Pathogenic E. coli 0157:H7 - Lucy Shapiro (Stanford)