California E. coli Outbreak May Be Linked to Meat Market
Attorney Fred Pritzker is investigating an E. coli outbreak in the Fresno, California area that may be associated with a meat product from Meat Market, according to a story in the Fresno Bee. People who attended three parties in the Fresno area have reported symptoms consistent with E. coli infections. According to the story, all three events were catered by Meat Market.
According to a story last night on ABC30 Action News, there are now at least 8 cases of E. coli involved in this outbreak. Health officials told the news station that investigators may be close to finding the source of the E. coli outbreak.
An investigation into an E. coli outbreak involves both epidemiology and microbiology. Initially, epidemiologists gathered samples from possible locations of the E. coli source, in this case Meat Market. Epidemiologists also interview people who report illness and gather information relating to stool samples of the sickened people. Microbiologists test and analyze stool samples and any samples taken from the restaurant and any other possible sources of the outbreak. If E. coli bacteria are found, microbiologists do genetic testing on E. coli. This is the step that determines the depth and breath of an outbreak because each outbreak has a genetically-unique E. coli bacteria involved.
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