The hemolytic uremic syndrome rate seen in two years ago in Oklahoma’s outbreak of E. coli O111:NM was comparable to that typically seen in E. coli O157:H7-related outbreaks, according to a new study reported the…
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On cue with recent discussions regarding the regulation of non-O157:H7 strains of E. coli, two outbreaks of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains have just emerged.
Michigan and Ohio are currently investigating at least…
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The private water wells around Locust Grove are not safe to drink, but an exhaustive study by the State of Oklahoma failed to find any of the deadly E. coli O111.
That was the strain…
Twelve Oklahoma families yesterday sued the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove for injuries they endured from the largest recorded outbreak of E. coli O111.
Pryor’s Blevins Law Firm and Marler Clark, the Seattle law…
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A dozen Oklahoma families are about to sue the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove and its owners for the injuries they and their children received in the largest outbreak of E. coli O111 in…
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a ten-part series on meaningful foodborne illness outbreaks. After many outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7, usually associated with a recall of contaminated beef, Oklahoma woke up one …
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