Tag Archives: McGrath’s Fishhouse outbreak

Cal-Farms Parsley

Outbreak: Cal-Farms Parsley
Product: ParsleyInvestigation Start Date: 10/20/2005
Location: Deschutes County, OREtiology: E. coli (STEC) O157:H7
Earliest known case onset date: 10/08/2005Latest case onset date: 10/27/2005
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 3 / 61Positive Samples (Environmental / Water) 10 / 2
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:

This 2005 McGrath's Fish House outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections was traced back to parsley from Cal-Farms. The journey to finding the source was interesting: 206 people interviewed, 64 ill people, extremely muddy field conditions, cattle near the flooded parsley fields, and even evidence of heavy deer presence.