Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 Infections Associated with Goat Dairy Farm Visits — Connecticut, 2016

Notes from the Field: An Outbreak of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Associated with a Farming Camp — Tennessee, 2022

“…Lindsey Ferraro, MPH 1 ; D. J. Irving, MPH 1 ; Jack Marr, MPH 1 ; Kelly Orejuela, MPH 1 ; Erin Murray 1 ; Mugdha Golwalkar, MPH 1 ; Lisa M. Durso, PhD 2 ; Julie Viruez, MLS 3 ; Robin Rasnic, MT 3 ; Katie Garman, MPH 1 ; John Dunn, DVM, PhD 1 On June 22, 2022, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) was notified of a child hospitalized with Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 after attending a farming camp at farm A. Three days later, TDH was notified of a second hospitalized child with hemolytic uremic syndrome, whose brother had attended the same camp, prompting an investigation.…”

“…STEC resides in the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep, and deer without causing illness in the animal* (1). Outbreaks among humans associated with petting zoos are well documented (2)(3)(4)(5).…”