A revision of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli guidelines in Norway was helped by a survey and new scientific evidence.

In autumn 2016, Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) guidelines were modified accounting for evidence on the association between hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and virulence profile of STEC strains.

The revised guidelines
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Scientists at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center in Albany, CA, have come up with a less-expensive way to detect biologically active Shiga toxin, a product of pathogenic Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7. ARS camera systemIt is estimated that E. coli O157:H7 causes 73,000 cases of food poisoning and more than
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