Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feral swine near spinach fields and cattle, central California coast.
We investigated involvement of feral swine in contamination of agricultural fields and surface waterways with Escherichia coli O157:H7 after a nationwide outbreak traced to bagged spinach from California. Isolates from feral swine, cattle, surface water, sediment, and soil at 1 ranch were matched to the outbreak strain.
Jay
Michele T
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California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA. michele.jayrussell@cdph.ca.gov
Cooley
Michael
M
Carychao
Diana
D
Wiscomb
Gerald W
GW
Sweitzer
Richard A
RA
Crawford-Miksza
Leta
L
Farrar
Jeff A
JA
Lau
David K
DK
O'Connell
Janice
J
Millington
Anne
A
Asmundson
Roderick V
RV
Atwill
Edward R
ER
Mandrell
Robert E
RE
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002140:California; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D018724:Spinacia oleracea; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*