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Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Escherichia coli O157 Outbreaks in the United States, 2003–2012

Katherine E. HeimanComments to Author , Rajal K. Mody, Shacara D. Johnson, Patricia M. Griffin, and L. Hannah Gould
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Table 2

Escherichia coli O157 outbreaks by setting (n = 357), United States, 2003–2012

Transmission source Setting/no. outbreaks
Restaurant/ banquet facility Home Institutional* Fair/petting zoo Recreational area/facility† Other‡ Unknown Total
Food 73 60 16 2 0 32 39 222
Beef 15 34 3 0 0 9 8 69
Poultry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other meat 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6
Dairy 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 13
Leafy vegetables§ 13 4 3 0 0 2 4 26
Fruits 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sprouts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nuts 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other foods 13 6 0 0 0 2 3 24
Food unknown 30 6 9 1 0 6 24 76
Animal contact 0 1 2 17 0 4 15 39
Person-to-person 0 2 17 0 0 0 20 39
Water 0 2 2 0 7 4 0 15
Other or unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 42
All outbreaks 73 65 37 19 7 38 116 357

*Institutional setting comprises camp, daycare, hospital, nursing home, prison, school, church, and workplace cafeteria.
†Recreational area/facility comprises county and state park, beach, and a sports complex.
‡Other settings comprise a grocery store, commercial products, a 4H steer competition, communities, a farm, a National Western Stock Show, a public outdoor area, and a club.
§Setting was not available for 3 outbreaks involving leafy vegetables.

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