Scientists analyze reasons for rise in mild E. coli infections
Food Safety News
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
A study has shown increased detection of mild E. coli infections and revised lab testing practices in Australia which may lead to changes in public health response. In Queensland, 31 of 96 Shiga toxin‒producing E. coli (STEC) cases during 2020 to 2022 were reported by a specialty pathology laboratory for alternative health practitioners. In Australia, laboratory-confirmed STEC, based on isolation by culture or detection of Shiga toxin genes by nucleic acid testing of feces, is a notifiable condi
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