Multistate Outbreak of<i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7 Infection Associated with Consumption of Packaged Spinach, August–September 2006: The Wisconsin Investigation

Abstract

The rapid multijurisdictional epidemiologic and laboratory response, including timely pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern analysis and PulseNet posting, facilitated prompt voluntary recall of brand A spinach.