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This particular strain is a type of E. coli 0157. It is known as shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) because it secretes a toxin that can lead to serious organ damage, often targeting the kidneys.

STEC (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli) is a specific type of E. coli that produces Shiga toxins, which are potent biological toxins that can cause severe illness in humans.

British researchers found more than 9,000 people in England were infected with a strain of the bacteria linked to cancer - called non-0157 shiga toxin-producing E.coli, or STEC - between 2016 and ...

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Overall, 2,018 cultured-confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were reported during 2023, compared to 2,063 in 2022 and 1,151 in 2021.

Each year, Escherichia coli, or E. coli, causes about 265,000 infections and 100 deaths in the United States. Many of those infections result in foodborne illness.