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Venison Jerky

Outbreak: Venison Jerky
Product: Venison JerkyInvestigation Start Date: 11/20/1995
Location: Benton County, OregonEtiology: E. coli (STEC) O157:H7
Earliest known case onset date: 11/13/1995Latest case onset date: 11/20/1995
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Counts: 6 / 5Positive Samples (Food / Environmental / Water): 2 / 2 / 0
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:

At a time when ground beef was thought to be the source of all foodborne E. coli O157 infections, this was the first documentation of venison-associated E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Epidemiologists showed that deer can be colonized by E. coli O157:H7 and ultimately be a source of human infections. … Continue Reading ››