At a glance
CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to support the multi-state response to an outbreak of E.coli.
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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.