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E. Coli Multi-State Response

January 28 – February 21, 2008

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.