An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old ...

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a significant cause of diarrhoeal disease worldwide, largely due to its ability to directly manipulate host cellular processes. Central to its pathogenesis ...

Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, ...

An E. coli outbreak in Arizona has been linked to the state fair's petting zoo, sickening dozens of children. State health officials did not publicly identify the fair as the source, citing a policy ...

A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular 'slime' when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could ...

Multiple children were hospitalized with life-threatening conditions after visiting the Arizona State Fair's petting zoo. Officials justify withholding information by stating there is no longer an ...

About 167,000 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled nationwide over contamination concerns. Wolverine Packing Co., a meat distributor based in Detroit, Michigan, has recalled some of its ...

Mountain West Food Group LLC, a Heyburn, ID, establishment, is recalling 2,855 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection ...

Packages of ground beef that were distributed in six states are being recalled for concerns of E. coli contamination. Mountain West Food Group recalled about 2,850 pounds of raw ground beef sold under ...