This article reports on investigation into another outbreak of food poisoning last year at the North CArolina State FAir in which 25 people became ill through E.coli O157 after visiting livestock enclosures. The article then reports on another 20 incidents from other livestock settings around the world mainly E.coli O157 but also Campylobacter and Cryptosporidium.
The CDC have put together another task for to investigate, it is interesting that farmers do not appear to have this problem, could it be that they have built up greater immunity or have they got better hygiene habits than the general public?
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