The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy as the source of raw milk that has sickened 21 people with ...

The number of people infected with E. coli and the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, after dining at the Saskatoon Farm, a popular restaurant south of Calgary, has taken a big jump.

Toronto Public Health is advising caution at the popular Centre Island beach on the Toronto Islands, after water samples ...

Dr. Karl Kabasele, CBC's medical specialist and a public heath physician, answers questions about how you can prevent E. coli and other bacteria from getting into your food.

What is E. coli? Escherichia coli, abbreviated as E. coli, are bacteria that are found in the environment, foods and intestines of people and animals, according to the CDC.

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Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published in Nature, sheds ...

Several swimming spots have been closed in the province due to high E. coli levels and according to a University of Guelph professor, climate change will likely make these occurrences more common.

"In 2019 alone, almost 5 million deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial antibiotic resistance, with E. coli causing more than 800,000 of these deaths," he said.

As of Wednesday, there were 122 cases of E. coli confirmed in Alberta within the last month, more than the 96 recorded for all of 2013. Fifty-nine cases occurred in Calgary.

Escherichia coli, its full name, is a type of bacteria commonly found in the intestines of animals and humans. There are hundreds of strains of the bacterium, most of which are harmless or may ...