OREGON: E.coli outbreak traced to Clackamas fair - (The Oregonian)
September 26, 2007 – 5:52 pmThe Oregon Public Health Division was cited as saying today that seven people who attended the Clackamas County Fair contracted E. coli bacteria, and that those who became sick in August have recovered or are recovering.
William Keene, an epidemiologist for the Oregon Public Health Division, was cited as saying this year’s outbreak is larger than the one from the Clackamas County Fair in 2006, when the bacteria infected four people, sending one to the hospital.
Clackamas County Health Officer Gary Oxman was cited as saying that county fairs have a history of E. coli problems, typically from people who come into contact with fecal matter, perhaps by petting a cow or sheep, and fail to wash their hands before eating food. During the 2002 Lane County Fair, about 65 people got infected, and the bacteria spread from those people to about 20 more.
Next year, Clackamas County Fair officials plan to make […]
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