Table. Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O117:K1:H7 strains submitted to GBRU from frontline diagnostic microbiology laboratories, United Kingdom, 2004–2012*.
| Strains | Year isolated (no.) | Clinical signs and symptoms of patient | Country or region visited by patient |
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| Strains sequenced |
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| 151/06 | 2006 | Not reported | India |
| 371/08 | 2008 | Not reported | Egypt |
| 290/10 | 2010 | Bloody diarrhea | Cuba |
| 754/10 | 2010 | Pyrexia | South America |
| 229/11 | 2011 | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | Kenya and India |
| Additional strains | 2004 (2); 2008 and 2009 (3); 2010 (4); 2011 (2); 2012 (2) | Diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, fever, persistent nausea, abdominal pain | Afghanistan, Bali, Egypt, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Jordan, Libya, Tanzania, Uganda |
*GBRU, Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit.