An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old ...

Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, ...

An E. coli outbreak in Arizona has been linked to the state fair's petting zoo, sickening dozens of children. State health officials did not publicly identify the fair as the source, citing a policy ...

High levels of E. coli were found in Burnet Woods after moderate rainfall, exceeding EPA limits. Researchers suspect leaking sewer pipes may be the source of contamination, even without overflows.

Nobody wants to share a day on the water with E. coli. The bacteria is a sure sign of fecal contamination, which is washed into waterways from farm fields or sewage systems by rain. The microbes are ...

About 167,000 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled nationwide over contamination concerns. Wolverine Packing Co., a meat distributor based in Detroit, Michigan, has recalled some of its ...

At least four children who were hospitalized touched a pig at the petting zoo before getting sick. The petting zoo lacked hand-washing stations, offering only hand sanitizer, which does not kill E.

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Packages of ground beef that were distributed in six states are being recalled for concerns of E. coli contamination. Mountain West Food Group recalled about 2,850 pounds of raw ground beef sold under ...