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The number of non-common forms of E. coli rose last year in the U.S., overcoming the most frequently detected strain in total cases, probably because of improved testing, federal health officials said.
There were 442 cases of E. coli O157, previously the most commonly detected type, and about 41 percent required medical care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report. The other strains, which caused a similar toxin, produced 451 cases, and 15 percent of those victims were hospitalized, the CDC said. No cases were reported involving the German strain that has hit at least 2,429 people, killing 23.
About 48 million Americans are sickened yearly in the U.S. from contaminated food, with the most common cause being the Salmonella bacteria, the CDC reported. While E. coli O157 infections have dropped by about 50 percent since 1997, rates of Salmonella have remained the same, causing more hospitalizations and deaths than any other foodborne illness.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-e-coli-found-more-often-in-u-s-cdc-says.html
There were 442 cases of E. coli O157, previously the most commonly detected type, and about 41 percent required medical care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report. The other strains, which caused a similar toxin, produced 451 cases, and 15 percent of those victims were hospitalized, the CDC said. No cases were reported involving the German strain that has hit at least 2,429 people, killing 23.
About 48 million Americans are sickened yearly in the U.S. from contaminated food, with the most common cause being the Salmonella bacteria, the CDC reported. While E. coli O157 infections have dropped by about 50 percent since 1997, rates of Salmonella have remained the same, causing more hospitalizations and deaths than any other foodborne illness.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-e-coli-found-more-often-in-u-s-cdc-says.html