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E. coli O157 Found in Bagged Spinach
September 2006
"I think we were the first to use the spinach word..." Paul Cieslak MD, Manager, Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, Oregon Public Health Division
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Escherichia coli in FA stained section of intestine from an 8-month old child suffering from chronic diarrhea.
In a small number of individuals (mostly children under 5 and the elderly), E. coli can cause hemolyitc uremic syndrome, in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail.
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E. coli O157 present in bagged spinach has been implicated in a multistate outbreak. Epidemiologists at Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention in Oregon's Health Services Division collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Utah once they noticed a larger-than-expected history of eating spinach within the week prior to illness onset.
Links
more on E. coli O157
CDC spinach page
Bill Keene on NPR's Science Friday
Scientist's Dogged Work Uncovered E. coli Culprit
The Oregonian, Monday Sept 25, 2006
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