A new route of transmission for Escherichia coli: infection from dry fermented salami.

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Authors

John Tilden

W.A. Young · Food Safety and Inspection Service

A M McNamara · Washington State Department of Agriculture

Carl Custer · Food Safety and Inspection Service

Barbra Boesel · Food Safety and Inspection Service

M A Lambert-Fair · Food Safety and Inspection Service

Jesse Majkowski · Washington State Department of Agriculture

Abstract

Dry fermented salami can serve as a vehicle of transmission for O157:H7 strains. Our investigation and prior laboratory studies suggest that E. coli O157:H7 can survive currently accepted processing methods.

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Escherichia coli research studies Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety

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Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 86, Issue 8_Pt_1, pp. 1142-1145

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1142

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A new route of transmission for Escherichia coli: infection from dry fermented salami.

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