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View article: <i>Notes from the Field:</i> Gastrointestinal Illness Among Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail — Washington, August–October 2022
<i>Notes from the Field:</i> Gastrointestinal Illness Among Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail — Washington, August–October 2022 Open
On August 26, 2022, the Washington State Department of Health received informal reports of numerous Pacific Crest Trail hikers with acute gastroenteritis (AGE).The Pacific Crest Trail stretches 2,650 miles from California to Washington, at…
A Multistate Outbreak of <i>E Coli</i> O157:H7 Infections Linked to Soy Nut Butter Open
BACKGROUND: In 2017, we conducted a multistate investigation to determine the source of an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 infections, which occurred primarily in children. METHODS: We defined a case as in…
An Academic–Practice Partnership at the University of Washington School of Public Health: The Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) Team Open
In 2015, the University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology established the Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) team to provide public health students with experience in field epidemiology in state and loca…
An outbreak of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 infections following a dairy education school field trip in Washington state, 2015 Open
On 27 April 2015, Washington health authorities identified Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with dairy education school field trips held in a barn 20–24 April. Investigation objectives were to determine the magnitude of the o…
Shiga Toxin–Producing <i>E. coli</i> Infections Associated with Flour Open
This investigation implicated raw flour as the source of an outbreak of STEC infections. Although it is a low-moisture food, raw flour can be a vehicle for foodborne pathogens.
<i>Notes from the Field</i>: Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant<i>Salmonella</i>Infections Linked to Pork — Washington, 2015 Open
During June-July 2015, Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and Washington State Department of Health (WADOH) investigated 22 clusters of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5], 12:i:- infections. Serotype I 4,[5], 12:i:- is the fifth most fre…