Wild ungulates as disseminators of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban areas.

Wild ungulates as disseminators of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in urban areas.

BACKGROUND: In 2008, children playing on a soccer field in Colorado were sickened with a strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, which was ultimately linked to feces from wild Rocky Mountain elk. We addressed whether wild cervids were a potential source of STEC infections in...

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Main Authors: Alan B Franklin, Kurt C Vercauteren, Hugh Maguire, Mary K Cichon, Justin W Fischer, Michael J Lavelle, Amber Powell, J Jeffrey Root, Elaine Scallan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3859483?pdf=render

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