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There’s nothing more American than the local fair. Countless millions visit them each year for the rides, the delectable goodies, and for some up close and personal — sometimes even hands on — time with the farm animals. What fair-goers are finding out though, and often through devastating illness rather than education, is that
The Arizona Republic reports:
Arizona health officials were investigating whether an E. coli outbreak that has
hospitalized multiple children was tied to the State Fair.
Maricopa County health officials confirmed they were trying to trace the source of the virulent outbreak, which parents and advocates said might have originated at the fair’s petting zoo.
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November 13, 2025
One additional Washington resident has been added to this outbreak, bringing the total to 10 cases – 9 Washington residents and 1 Oregon resident. All cases report illness onsets before the cheese was recalled on October 24, 2025.
November 6, 2025
Samples of Twin Sisters Creamery cheese have tested positive for two
That sure is “radical transparency.”
On November 25, 2024, PulseNet coded an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 2411MOEXH-2. At the time of closing, this investigation included 89 cases across 15 states: AR (2), CO (1), IL (7), IN (8), KS (1), KY (1), MO (50), MT (1), ND (2), NE (3), OH (8), PA (1)
According to Washington State Health, two Whatcom County residents are known to have been sickened by cheese tainted with E. coli O103, and test results showed a genetic link between their illness and Twin Sisters Creamery products. An additional case in Oregon has also been genetically linked. One is a child under five years old
E. coli Cheese 2025: Washington State Department of Health is working with local, state, Oregon Health Authority and federal public health partners to investigate Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) infections linked to consumption of aged, raw milk cheese. Two Washington residents and one Oregon resident have developed STEC infections caused by E. coli O103. Molecular
As of October 2025, the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and public health officials have confirmed an E. coli O45:H2 outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people. The outbreak originated in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region in August and later spread to Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Key details of the outbreak:
• Case numbers: As of early October, there
Two Whatcom County residents are known to have been sickened, and test results showed a genetic link between their illness and Twin Sisters Creamery products. An additional case in Oregon has also been genetically linked. One is a child under five years old, and two are adults. One person was hospitalized. All illnesses occurred between
2309MLEXH-1 Closeout Summary
Closeout Date: 11/13/2023
Classification: Outbreak
Vehicle: Leafy Greens
Vehicle Status: Suspected
Exposure Type: Multistate
On September 25th, Washington state colleagues reported a cluster of E. coli O157 to CDC with a potential connection to Hill’s Science Diet dog food. PulseNet coded the investigation and CDC’s Enteric Zoonoses Activity (EZA) investigated. By early October
What is E. coli O157:H7?
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody
