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Fair Lesson: Spread Soap and Water, Not E. Coli Infection

By Cookson Beecher on August 24, 2015

There was a lot of hand-washing going on during the Northwest Washington Fair last week in Lynden, WA. Yes, there were the usual farm exhibits, carnival rides, food booths, music, talent shows, and much more.…
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Washington E. Coli Outbreak: Fairgrounds Dairy Barn was ‘Likely Source’ of Contamination

By Cathy Siegner on June 4, 2015

A Final Investigation Summary released Wednesday by the Whatcom County Health Department in Bellingham, WA, indicates that the source of the recent Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, which sickened 25 people and hospitalized 10

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Washington E. Coli Update: 25 Cases, 9 Secondary Ones, 4 Areas Sampled Match Outbreak Strain

By Cathy Siegner on May 22, 2015

Four of 10 areas sampled at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden, WA, match the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has now sickened 25 people in Whatcom County, WA.

The Lynden fairgrounds was the

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Investigators Narrowing Down Possible Source of Washington State E. Coli Outbreak

By Cathy Siegner on May 21, 2015

Federal, state and county investigators searching for the source of the E. coli outbreak in Whatcom County, WA, have found at least one environmental sample matching the outbreak strain.

That result came in Monday, May

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Update: Case Count Now at 22 in Washington State E. Coli Outbreak

By News Desk on May 19, 2015

The number of E. coli O157:H7 infections in Whatcom County, WA, has been recalculated by federal and state investigators who have been on the scene since last week. As of Monday, May 18, the latest …
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CDC, State Public Health Experts Heading to NW Washington to Help With E. Coli Investigation

By Cathy Siegner on May 8, 2015

A team of state and federal public health experts is heading to Whatcom County, WA, to help with an ongoing investigation into the recent E. coli outbreak there. The outbreak, with a case count of…
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Update: 23 Lab-Confirmed E. Coli Cases, 8 Hospitalized in Washington State

By News Desk on April 30, 2015

The latest reported case count in the E. coli outbreak in Washington state is 23 lab-confirmed cases, with 8 of those people hospitalized, and another 22 individuals exhibiting symptoms of the infection but whose lab…
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