print email comment close CDC: Escherichia Coli O157:H7 URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/escherichiacoli_g.htm Description: Questions and answers about Escherichia coli O157:H7, "one of hundreds of strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli [E. coli]," and a cause of foodborne illness. Topics include how this E. coli strain spreads, illness caused by the bacteria, prevention measures, and more. In English and Spanish. Provides a link to notices specifically about the 2006 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak from fresh spinach. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Extra Keywords Hemolytic uremic syndrome cattle meat food poisoning LII Database Information: Record 22604 created by Jennifer English on 09/16/2006 Last modification on 09/18/2006 Published: 09/21/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22604