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Rare E. coli type behind large outbreak in Japan

Rare E. coli type behind large outbreak in Japan

Researchers in Japan have been unable to pinpoint the contamination route of a large outbreak that sickened more than 170 people.

In June 2022, 171 of 934 people suffered mainly from diarrhea and abdominal pain after eating boxed lunches in the Kinki region.

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