TY - JOUR AU - Chalmers, Rachel M. AU - Parry, Sharon M. AU - Salmon, Roland L. AU - Smith, Robert M.M. AU - Willshaw, Geraldine A. AU - Cheasty, Tom T1 - The Surveillance of Vero Cytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Wales, 1990 to 1998 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 1999 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 566 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Population-based surveillance for Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 has been carried out in Wales since 1990. The annual incidence has remained stable during the 9-year period (mean: 1.6 cases per 100,000 population); the rate is highest in children younger than 5 years of age. Blood in the stool is reported in fewer than half the cases, indicating the importance of screening all fecal specimens for VTEC O157. KW - United Kingdom KW - England KW - Wales DO - 10.3201/eid0504.990422 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/4/99-0422_article ER - End of Reference