1998 Outbreak of E. coli O157:H6 Linked to Bauer Meats Ground Beef, Georgia
A boy in Georgia became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating a hamburger at his school lunch. The meat was provided by Bauer Meats, a processing company. Following this illness, Bauer Meats recalled its ground beef products. Five months later, the US Department of Agriculture's Department of Food Safety found Bauer Meats' products unfit for human consumption.
- Outbreak began:
- April 1998
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Georgia
- Organism(s):
-
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Beef, Ground Beef, Hamburger
- Molecular Results Available:
- No
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- School
- Brand Name(s):
- Bauer Meats
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
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- Recall Links:
- http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/recalls/recdb/rec1998.
- Total ill:
- 1
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 1
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 1
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes