Strategies to Reduce Person-to-Person Transmission During Widespread <em>Escherichia coli O157:H7</em> Outbreak




Emerging Infectious Diseases show

Summary: US consumers were warned not to eat raw spinach during a 2006 <em>E. coli O157:H7</em> outbreak, but additional warnings about person-to-person transmission could have reduced bacteria spread. Dr. Martin Meltzer discusses the research methods and findings and the authors' success in presenting them clearly and accurately.