Restaurant Salad 1998
Two people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating salad at a California restaurant in 1998. No further details were available.
- Outbreak began:
- May 1998
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- California
- Organism(s):
-
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Salad
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Restaurant
- Brand Name(s):
- Total ill:
- 2
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Unknown
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- N/A
- Number Probable Cases:
- N/A
- Number Possible Cases:
- N/A
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Number Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes
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- References:
- http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAr
- Griffin PM, Tauxe RV. Updated 2001 June 20. Surveillance for outbreaks of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 infection summary of 1998 data. Center for Disease Control, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (Atlanta, GA).
- http://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/salmonella-t