Deadliest E.Coli outbreak

A total of 21 people died and 500 became ill after consuming meat contaminated  by Escherichia coli O157-H7, from a butchers shop in Wishaw, UK, in 1996. Escherichia coli O157-H7 is a dangerous strain of a normally harmless bacterium, which is believed to be transmitted by food.Reports from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate at 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occur in America each year from Escherichia coli 0157-H7. Infection can lead to diarrhea and kidney failure. Most illness has been associated with eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef. Infection can also occur after drinking raw milk or sewage-contaminated water.