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E. COLI EHEC - USA (37): (MICHIGAN), UNPASTEURIZED CIDER
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Thu 8 Nov 2012
Source: Up North Live [edited]
<http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=822948>
An investigation is underway into a possible link between several _E.
coli_ cases and apple cider in Antrim County. The Health Department of
Northwest Michigan is working with the Michigan Departments of
Agriculture and Rural Development and Community Health to determine
whether multiple local illnesses may be linked to the consumption of
unlabeled, unpasteurized apple cider.
Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ (STEC) [also called enterohemorrhagic
_E. coli_ - EHEC] bacteria have been detected in stool samples from
several Antrim County residents who developed severe intestinal
illness and diarrhea during the past 2 weeks. Samples have also been
collected to determine whether these cases may be linked to
unpasteurized apple cider that was produced locally by an unlicensed
facility and without the warning labels required by law for
unpasteurized products.
According to Joshua Meyerson, MD, Medical Director for the Health
Department of Northwest Michigan, apple cider, whether pasteurized or
unpasteurized, should be obtained only from licensed facilities or
vendors.
"Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ comes from eating foods contaminated
with traces of human or animal feces," Meyerson explained. "This is
sometimes associated with under-cooked meat, produce, and
unpasteurized cider or dairy goods produced without the necessary
safeguards to prevent contamination."
Meyerson adds that anyone experiencing abdominal pain and worsening or
bloody diarrhea, especially those who may have recently consumed
unpasteurized apple cider from an unknown or unlicensed source, should
contact a physician. "Symptoms usually appear within 3 to 10 days
following exposure," he said. "Young children and the elderly face
greater risk of severe complications."
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail <[email protected]>
[The information suggesting that the unpasteurized apple cider is the
vehicle for the cases of enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ is not stated,
but this circumstance has been reported in the past. Two events need
to happen for this to occur: 1st, the apples need to be harvested from
the ground (after falling from the tree) from a field contaminated
with animal feces; and 2nd, the cider produced from the contaminated
apples needs to not be pasteurized. - Mod.LL
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at:
<http://healthmap.org/r/1nDW>.]
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: Thu 8 Nov 2012
Source: Up North Live [edited]
<http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=822948>
An investigation is underway into a possible link between several _E.
coli_ cases and apple cider in Antrim County. The Health Department of
Northwest Michigan is working with the Michigan Departments of
Agriculture and Rural Development and Community Health to determine
whether multiple local illnesses may be linked to the consumption of
unlabeled, unpasteurized apple cider.
Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ (STEC) [also called enterohemorrhagic
_E. coli_ - EHEC] bacteria have been detected in stool samples from
several Antrim County residents who developed severe intestinal
illness and diarrhea during the past 2 weeks. Samples have also been
collected to determine whether these cases may be linked to
unpasteurized apple cider that was produced locally by an unlicensed
facility and without the warning labels required by law for
unpasteurized products.
According to Joshua Meyerson, MD, Medical Director for the Health
Department of Northwest Michigan, apple cider, whether pasteurized or
unpasteurized, should be obtained only from licensed facilities or
vendors.
"Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ comes from eating foods contaminated
with traces of human or animal feces," Meyerson explained. "This is
sometimes associated with under-cooked meat, produce, and
unpasteurized cider or dairy goods produced without the necessary
safeguards to prevent contamination."
Meyerson adds that anyone experiencing abdominal pain and worsening or
bloody diarrhea, especially those who may have recently consumed
unpasteurized apple cider from an unknown or unlicensed source, should
contact a physician. "Symptoms usually appear within 3 to 10 days
following exposure," he said. "Young children and the elderly face
greater risk of severe complications."
- --
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail <[email protected]>
[The information suggesting that the unpasteurized apple cider is the
vehicle for the cases of enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ is not stated,
but this circumstance has been reported in the past. Two events need
to happen for this to occur: 1st, the apples need to be harvested from
the ground (after falling from the tree) from a field contaminated
with animal feces; and 2nd, the cider produced from the contaminated
apples needs to not be pasteurized. - Mod.LL
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at:
<http://healthmap.org/r/1nDW>.]