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NewsStudy on E. coli outbreak in the UK demonstrates increasing impact of climate change on public health and food security
A study to investigate an UK E. coli outbreak identified contaminated lettuce as the most likely source of the infection, and determined that heavy rainfall and flooding may have carried STEC from animal feces to the lettuce crops.
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NewsSewage overflows linked to increase in gastrointestinal illnesses
A new study suggests the risk of people developing acute gastrointestinal illness is significantly higher in Massachusetts communities that border the Merrimack River in the four days following extreme combined sewer overflows.