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Non-O157 Shiga Toxinâproducing Escherichia coli Associated with Venison
News reports of âE. coli outbreaksâ usually refer to Shiga toxinâproducing E. coli O157. But there are other types of Shiga toxinâproducing E. coli, often called STEC,about which less is known. For these other types of STEC, what is the source? What are the risk factors? An outbreak among 29 high school students in Minnesota provided some answers. The source of this outbreak was a white-tailed deer that had been butchered and eaten at the school. The risk factors for infection were handling raw or eating undercooked venison. To prevent this type of STECinfection, people should handle and cook venison with the same caution recommended for other meats