Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with drinking unpasteurized commercial apple juice--British Columbia, California, Colorado, and Washington, October 1996.
On October 30, 1996, the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health and the Washington State Department of Health reported an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections epidemiologically associated with drinking Odwalla brand unpasteurized apple juice or Odwalla juice mixtures containing apple juice from a coffee shop chain, grocery stores, or other locations. A case was defined as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or a stool culture yielding E. coli O157:H7 in a person who became ill after September 30, 1996, and drank Odwalla juice within 10 days before illness onset. As of November 6, British Columbia, California, Colorado, and Washington had reported a total of 45 cases.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000382:microbiology*; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology