Philly-Gourmet Meat Company Hamburger Patties 2005
A cluster of three E. coli O157:H7 cases in Saratoga County, New York, prompted an investigation by the local health department. The health department officials gathered food histories from the three cases and discovered that all three had eaten a hamburger in the week prior to symptom onset. The New York State Laboratory tested the hamburger patties and stool samples from the cases. They found the E. coli O157:H7 strains to be genetic matches. The hamburger patties were produced by the Philly-Gourmet Meat Company and were recalled due to the contamination.
- Outbreak began:
- October 2005
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- New York
- Organism(s):
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- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Beef, Ground Beef, Hamburger Patties
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Private Home
- Brand Name(s):
- Philly-Gourmet Meat Company
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
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- Recall Links:
- http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AD/alert.asp?ReleaseI
- Total ill:
- 3
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 3
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- No
- Number Hospitalized:
- 0
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes