October 12 Outbreak of E. coli O157 Linked to Cleveland County (NC) Fair, 2012

• Organism:
• E. coli O157

• Vehicle:
• unknown

In October 2012 North Carolina state health officials investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 among persons who attended the Cleveland County Fair. The fair ran from Septebmer 26 to October 7. In total 106 people were reported ill; 25 were confirmed…Read More »

• Tags:
• • o157,
  • e. coli o157:h7,
  • petting zoo,
  • stec,
  • agricultural fair,
  • cleveland county,
  • county fair