2007 Minnesota High School Potluck Dinner Baked Beans and Unknown Fruit
A confirmed outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 occurred among people who attended a potluck meal at a Hennepin County, Minnesota, high school. There were reports of a lack of serving utensils at the event, and that utensils were used to serve multiple items. A 5-year-old child who had diarrhea prior to and during the potluck dinner and who had self-served fruit and chips was the most likely source of contamination. The vehicles of infection were described as baked beans and fruit. The fruit type was unknown.
- Outbreak began:
- July 2007
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Minnesota
- Organism(s):
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- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Grains, Baked Beans Fruit
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Other
- Brand Name(s):
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Unknown
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- Recall Links:
- None
- Total ill:
- 26
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 9
- Number Probable Cases:
- 17
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 2
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes