At a glance
CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to support the multi-state response to an outbreak of E.coli.
About the Response
CDC, state departments of health and agriculture in several states, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service investigated a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.
Cases were confirmed in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.