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E. Coli O157:h7 (Also Called E. Coli. Or Escherichia Coli.) Defined

Species of bacteria found in the intestines of man and healthy cattle; often the cause of urinary tract infections, diarrhea in infants, and wound infections.

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When it comes to public swim spots, it's best to look before you leap

Published September 5, 2008, 8:28 pm, Las Vegas CityLife

When we can no longer bear the inferno of another triple-digit summer, we dive in the pool, dousing our smoldering noggins in the thousands of concrete and ceramic holes where we've dumped cool, chlorinated water. Call it our last, best hope for a sanity-saving cool down before late October's crisp promise starts us down the slide to winter's deep freeze.

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Lawsuit filed in Boy Scout Ecoli outbreak

Published September 5, 2008, 3:07 pm, WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke

A Seattle law firm called Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of Zachary Yost and his mother Devon Drew.

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Longterm ills tied to bad food

Published September 5, 2008, 9:59 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Over the past five years, Sarah Pierce has suffered repeated kidney failure, spent three years on dialysis, had the plasma in her blood replaced twice, and lost a fiance, friends and a job — all because of something she ate. Pierce, now 30, was infected with a toxic strain of bacteria, E. coli O157:H7, that can be spread through undercooked meat or raw produce. Today, she has a healthy kidney ...

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Irradiated meat needs 'professional' health backing

Published September 5, 2008, 7:47 am, Meat News

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: MEATPOULTRY.COM recently caught up with Dennis Olson, professor of animal science and director of Iowa State's Linear Accelerator Facility -- one of only two commercial-sized irradiation facilities for food research and demonstration on a U.S. university campus – to get his insights on the current status of ... and future prospects for ... irradiation of U.S. red meat and ...

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Poultry vaccines could improve human health

Published September 4, 2008, 11:33 am, Meat News

WASHINGTON -- Garnering annual profits of $50 billion, the United States is the leader in the global poultry industry. But scientists are concerned about Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli , which caused an estimated $80 million in losses in 2002. A.P.E.C. has the potential to be as harmful as E. coli O157:H7, the strain responsible for human illness and death after consumption of contaminated ...

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Published September 4, 2008, 4:35 am, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Long-term ills tied to bad food

Published September 3, 2008, 6:49 am, The Salt Lake Tribune

Over the past five years, Sarah Pierce has suffered repeated kidney failure, spent three years on dialysis, had the plasma in her blood replaced twice, and lost a fiance, friends and a job - all because of something she ate.

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