How E. Coli in Food Makes People Sick - The New York Times
WEBMay 7, 2024 · Last week, federal officials announced recalls of ground beef and organic walnuts because they were potentially contaminated with E. coli bacteria that can make people sick.
Escherichia coli - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Escherichia coli is a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that inhabits the gut of warm-blooded animals. It is a prokaryotic model organism and is widely used as an experimental workhorse for...
How E. coli infections wreak havoc on the body, causing …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Certain strains of E. coli are capable of causing severe disease, by rapidly spreading through the human digestive system, wreaking havoc throughout the bloodstream, and eventually damaging the...
E. Coli Outbreak Now in 4 States, Leaves 38 Ill as CDC Investigates
WEBAug 17, 2022 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have now identified 84 cases across four states in an ongoing E. coli outbreak. But the agency is still working to find the food source of the...
How E. coli get the power to cause urinary tract infections
WEBMay 3, 2024 · New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli -- responsible for most UTIs -- is able to use host nutrients to reproduce at an extraordinarily rapid pace during infection...
New and highly infectious E. coli strain resistant to powerful ...
WEBJan 31, 2024 · A new type of E. coli that is both highly infectious and resistant to some antibiotics has been discovered. The newly identified mutation of antibiotic-resistant E. coli is described in a new...
UC Davis Health launches new Invasive E. coli disease vaccine trial
WEBMay 16, 2023 · A new clinical trial by UC Davis Health researchers will evaluate the efficacy and safety of an experimental vaccine in preventing Invasive E. coli disease (IED). The vaccine, ExPEC9V, will be tested in adults aged 60 years and older with a …
UTIs may be fueled by E. coli in the U.S. meat supply - NPR
WEBApr 23, 2023 · But many of the more than 700 known strains of Escherichia coli are harmless. So the authors of a new study set out to solve a mystery: Which strains cause infections, and where do they come...
Outbreak Investigation of E. Coli O157:H7 - Spinach (November …
WEBAccording to the CDC, as of November 15, 2021, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from seven states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from...
E. coli - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBFeb 7, 2018 · Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Most E.coli strains are harmless, but some can cause serious food poisoning. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is a bacterium that can cause severe foodborne disease.