Attributing Illness Caused by Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) to Specific Foods: Report

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

This book reviews sporadic Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections and identifies foods that facilitate their spread, including meat, vegetables and fruits. The analysis covers 957 STEC outbreaks from 27 different countries. Overall, outbreak data identified that 16 percent of outbreaks were attributed to beef, 15 percent to produce and 6 percent to dairy products. In 57 percent of all outbreaks, the food sources could not be identified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9251317461
• ISBN13: 9789251317464
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FA
• Length: 71 Pages