Notes from the field: Escherichia coli O157:H7 gastroenteritis associated with a State Fair - North Carolina, 2011.
On October 24, 2011, the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NCDPH) was notified of four Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections among persons who had attended the 2011 North Carolina State Fair, held October 13-23 in Raleigh. Approximately 1 million visitors had attended the fair.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina