Friday, April 13, 2007

E.coli making a comeback

E. coli making a comeback in U.S., CDC says (Reuters)

Bundled spinach sits in a cooler at a wholesale farmer's market in Washington September 15, 2006. After a six-month probe, U.S. and state officials said on Friday they could not conclude how spinach became infected with toxic E. coli bacteria that killed three and sickened 205, but said wild pigs and well water were possible sources. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - E. coli and Salmonella infections are on the rise in the United States, but other foodborne illnesses appear to have leveled off, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


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