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Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ecuador: Animal reservoirs, yet no human disease

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito
  • TGen North
  • Northern Arizona University

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Abstract

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is frequently isolated from cases of diarrhea in many industrialized countries; however, it is seldom found in developing countries. The present manuscript reports the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in Ecuadorian livestock, a country where enterohemorrhagic E. coli disease in humans has never been reported. The Ecuadorian isolates were genetically related to some strains linked to clinical cases in the United States as assessed by multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-298
Number of pages4
JournalVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Ecuador
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Livestock

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