Fair Safety Dot Com - Decades of Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreaks
20.05.12
2011 North Carolina State Fair E. coli Outbreak At least 27 North Carolina residents became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting the N.C. State Fair in October 2011. Residents of 8 North Carolina counties were part of the outbreak.
Investigators from the N.C. Division of Public Health and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and consumer Services announced that the Kelley Building, which is a permanent structure on the fairgrounds, was the most likely source of the E. coli outbreak. Sheep, goats and pigs were...
2011 English Animal Farm Outbreak Cruckley Animal Farm in Foston-on-the-Wolds, England is closing its gates permanently following an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. The family-run farm was linked to at least six cases of the life-threatening infection as of August 2011. The owners, John and Sue Johnston, expressed sorrow at the illness and stated that “the health and safety of our visitors has always been our top priority,” thus with the news the farm was the likely source of illnesses, they decided to close. The...
Source: Food Poison Journal