Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 outbreak in Wrexham, North Wales, July 2009.
An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 involving four people in North Wales is currently being investigated. Laboratory typing shows all the isolates belong to phage type 2. All four cases reported eating different products from a fast food outlet in the area. The possibility of other common exposures is being explored.
Hart
J
J
North Wales Health Protection Team, National Public Health Service for Wales, Mold, Flintshire, United Kingdom. Judy.Hart@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
Smith
G
G
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult